simcgunner Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 took a fall walking up woodcock 20 bore being restocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 🙁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 Crikey. That’s not good 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 Yep been there done that. Stumbled and banged against the upright on my ATV frame and snapped the stock on my Army & Navy 16 gauge in exactly the same place. Hope your OK that's the main thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 Bit of spit and some sticky tape soon fix that! Seriously I feel for you. I would cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 That's a serious break, did you land on the gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 Only money can fix that........a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 Thats going to give the wallet a nasty burn! Beautiful gun that it is though I'm sure it will be worth it. Hope you're all good and no bumps or bruises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 Hmmmmmm ?????? After I had mine repaired, some time after, I sat wondering if my household insurance would have covered it. Never did go into the possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 2 hours ago, Rob85 said: Thats going to give the wallet a nasty burn! Beautiful gun that it is though I'm sure it will be worth it. Hope you're all good and no bumps or bruises Of course it is worth it. But not if he only wants to sell it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 That’s bad luck hope it’s insured. Fell with my Lancaster hammergun a few seasons ago and broke the loop off the barrels. Fortunately insurance paid less the excess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcgunner Posted June 4 Author Report Share Posted June 4 I believe its worth the steep price of restocking with a very nice blank I had been saving for another gun . This one forced me to resign from the anti 20 bore society as it pointed like a magic wand as if it were an extension of my body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 5 Report Share Posted June 5 I was lucky with my 16, the gunsmith just happened to have a broken rifle stock with a nice grain in the wood almost identical to the original and when finished it looked and felt the same. Find a good stocker to do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 5 Report Share Posted June 5 It’s always a shame to break a nice gun maybe worth spending a little time finding a nice bit of wood and checking your insurance have you found somewhere to get the restocking done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted June 5 Report Share Posted June 5 2 hours ago, Old farrier said: It’s always a shame to break a nice gun maybe worth spending a little time finding a nice bit of wood and checking your insurance have you found somewhere to get the restocking done? https://gunstockrestoration.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcgunner Posted June 6 Author Report Share Posted June 6 Thanks for the lead for a stocker I am lucky to know a gunmaker who trained in Austria and is a true artist who did the stocking of this gun to my measurements. I'm a yank and sending Guns to England for service is near impossible. my insurance covers fire/theft but not repairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 What’s the make of gun is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcgunner Posted June 10 Author Report Share Posted June 10 (edited) AH Fox XE grade. from 1912 catalogue "The FOX GUN"( A.H. Fox "Wood Grain" Catalog A.H. Fox Gun Company, Philadelphia, Pa.) The XE is the result of the increasing demand for a gun which shall be as nearly perfect for the purpose as it is possible to be made. Each gun receives and elaborate amount of handwork, which, in spite of the number of cheap machine-made guns built, is still the only way to produce a really accurate and high grade gun. THE BARRELS, which are of high quality Chromox Fluid Steel, receive the most attention of any part of this gun. In addition to the regular tests, these barrels are first selected from large lots and then carefully reamed, polished and tested until the pattern not only gives the choke desired with standard loads but an exceedingly even pattern as well. No such careful workmanship as is used on this and our "D" grade has ever been put into an American gun. The result makes an ideal gun. THE STOCK- of beautifully marked Circassian Walnut, oil finished, is made with full pistol, half pistol or straight grip, or in the Monte Carlo type, as desired. THE ENGRAVING- of new design, conforms to the artistic standard of the other high grade FOX Guns. It has never been equaled before in a gun under $200. While primarily a trap gun, the "XE" grade is also furnished for other work in any gauge or barrel length. In every case the same painstaking hand labor is employed to make each gun as perfect in shooting quality as it is possible to be. Always furnished with Automatic Ejector, Silver's Recoil Pad and Lyman Sights, unless otherwise ordered. 26, 28, 30, 32-inch barrels Weight 5 1/2 to 6 3/4 lbs- 20 gauge Edited June 10 by simcgunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriv8 Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 On 07/06/2022 at 00:47, simcgunner said: Thanks for the lead for a stocker I am lucky to know a gunmaker who trained in Austria and is a true artist who did the stocking of this gun to my measurements. I'm a yank and sending Guns to England for service is near impossible. my insurance covers fire/theft but not repairs In an attempt to make you feel better my browning 725 clay buster did this to me because I used it or swore at it when “IT MISSED “ your wallet is going to feel it but you could have bent the barrels beyond repair that would have been $$$ Agriv8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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