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Cheek panel restoration is another option, tut. I am going to have an HE, which had the cheek panels checkered at some time in the past, "restored" by having an expert apply a veneer of matching walnut over the checkered areas, then blend it in so that it is unnoticeable. That stock looks nice except for the diamond inlay. Same thing could be done to it.

SRH

Unfortunately it has a 12 1/2 LOP to the end of the wood. Gun was ordered with 13 1/2" with a recoil pad. Sucker must have had short arms. Think I'll just do the buttstock and see where I end up and take it from there. Nice little gun.

It's your money to spend and enjoy, or not.

Very nice gun. I would start by calling Jason at Pumpkin Mountain and see what he has for buttstocks. A 16 gauge C grade sure deserves a new buttstock. I would have the butt replaced and the forend restored to match.

Me. too. It's not that hard to do, matching the forend wood to the butt, or vice versa. See this thread I started some time ago for an example.

http://forum.foxcollectors.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=7229

SRH

Stan,, curious about who will cut your rib on your ITW bbls,, can't recall who has the cutter from savage at this time.

Mr. tut,, your bbls look like they have been re-done,, but the action looks to just have worn-off colors which I think look great on the later A engraving.. why not consider leaving action as-is and tone down bbl blue if looks too black? Bbls may be a DIY job if you have some guidance? I regret putting non-original colors on two Fox's I have had work done on.. Seems to hide the the stuff I like to look at and I won't live long enough to wear down the fresh bone 'n charcoal colors..although I believe both of my examples have colors that are very pleasing to the eye with nice balance of that straw hue that comes through in the original cyanide applied in Philly.. and yes, I have an original example to compare & contrast.. all my opinion and delivered with utmost respect to both you and Stan,, real Fox guys! Best jmc.

Oh yeah,, I would pay a premium for flat-top checkering on that pistol grip replacement.. if I knew who could do it like it was back in the day.. I have no idea why pointed up checkering becam the standard,, don't ever recall blaming a miss on the darn checkering pattern! Pretty sure those A grades were flat like the Sterlingworth which looks so cool when left as they came.. again, JMHO. Best, jmc

Thanks, imc. I'm just a hacker, but I enjoy shooting my guns. As to the rib matting..........mine was already cut when I bought it. This wasn't a set like you would get from Jason at Pumpkin Mtn., but was a very unusual situation. The barrel set was completely finished by Fox (Utica)..........rib was matted, chokes cut, barrels roll-stamped, and chambered to 2 3/4" with the ejectors already installed and the rims cut. The only things not done is that there were no beads installed, and the barrels had not been blued. They were bought from a private collector who offered them to me years ago.

I like flat-topped checkering on the guns originally done that way, but also like nicely pointed up diamonds where they are apropos.

Thanks for the posts, SRH

Yeah, Stan,, I wasn't sure if Pumpkin Mtn carried any barrels that were checkered and haven't been on their site in a while. Sure would like to know if the original tooling from [ultimately] Savage, was acquired and ever put to commercial use by a business that may longer be 'in business' anymore? Thought that I heard something like that a while ago... any how, your find of the 32's is quite fascinating in itself! I shot a friends 32" bbl Parker on Canada geese and it took a few misses before I 'harnessed' them but then it was a great joy to reach out a bit with confidence. - jmc

Thanks all. Jason doesn't have the original Fox barrel matting machine. That is now owned by Jon Hosford I believe. That is original checkering on the buttstock and it is pointed. Sterly's had the flat top checkering. Think I will stick with the buttstock replacement to match the original Forearm for now.

Thanks for the thoughts.