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#495547 11/22/17 09:53 PM
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The Dec 2017 issue of the American Rifleman has a very nice illustrated article on Savage's introduction of a high quality but affordable US-made Fox double.

The new Fox A-Grade (for now) has a steel CCH action, DT's selective ejectors, walnut straight-grip stock and your choice of 12 or 20 gauge with either 26" or 28" barrels.

The new Fox is being made for Savage by Tony Galazan of Connecticut Shotgun Co fame, who has been making very expensive high-grade A.H.Fox double for quite a while now.

This new Fox is nothing like the older Savage Fox Model A that was based on the Stevens 311, as it's action is based on CSC's RBL series of double guns.

Since the suggested MSRP is $4995, I'd be interested to find out what the street price will eventually be.


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If it is based on the RBL, it will not be a Fox. Savage is just whoring out the name.

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Come on now ......... it's just as much a Fox as a Savage Fox Model B. grin

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It may be a nice gun, but if it is based on the RBL, it won't be a Fox, except in name. Tony makes a great Fox---you can get one for about $14K last time I looked. Probably gone up by now. Or, you can buy an original Fox and rebuild it to your specs from the ground up, adding stock work, engraving, metal shaping, custom chokes, a single trigger, and a neon front sight, as desired (or not). $10K might get you one you like.

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This is old news, eh?

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Lots of recycled verbiage from the April article, so Keefe saved himself some time at the word processor.

The incredible thing is that the gun shot right where he pointed it except at the patterning board where it appeared to shoot about a foot low.


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I guess I don't understand why they would try to recreate the legendary Fox and then NOT make it in 16 gauge??? I mean I understand the popularity/sales issues with the 16, but it seems like if you're going to "bring back" a gun like this (even in name only), the thing to do would be to build it in what I feel is its notorious gauge. Fox...16...perfect.

Again, I understand the economics, but Browning at least put forth the effort with their re-release of the "Sweet 16".

Just my two cents.

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You really answered your own question. It is the economics.

The answer on 16 is simple, the 20s will sell far better.

Nationwide the16 double is too narrow market for Savage.

I love 16 and have shot little else for years, but I am a realist


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Fellows, I also read the Rifleman article and can't for the life of me understand how they think that (basically Sterlingworth)totally non-Fox design will sell when you can buy a real Fox for 40% of their retail price.They scrapped the two features that allowed the Fox frame to be so light,to wit, the top extension and the sliding cocking lug, ala Facile Princeps Greener.What is so hard about making the gun to the original design as opposed to a basic A&D action that everybody and his brother already makes. I have always thought that if you could have gotten the English to build a Fox using their methods, you Would have had the 'the best gun in the world'. Happy Thanksgiving , Sandlapper

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Well, the new A Grades supposedly weigh right around 6#, 20ga with 28" barrels. I have one coming shortly for review. I've only handled one, and I'd say that the 6# estimate is pretty good . . . which makes them from several ounces up to half a pound or more lighter than a Parker Reproduction 20ga--and those guns were exact copies of the original.

Yes, what you have is an American-made A&D that Savage chooses to call a Fox A Grade. (As pointed out above, Savage called a Stevens a Fox Model B a long time ago.) Wrapped in a pretty nice package. Meanwhile, AyA's A&D, the 4/53, will now set you back about $2,000 more than this new, American-made A Grade. And you won't touch an original Fox A Grade 20ga with ejectors for the same price.

I'll let you know what I think when I get my hands on one.

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