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Category - Fox Shotguns - Shotguns - American Double

Category
Fox Shotguns
Shotguns - American Double

A.H. Fox A GRADE 20 Ga ULTRALIGHT 5LBS. 6OZ. 28” ORIGINAL, vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs: Fox, 1922, 20 Gauge, 5lbs. 6oz., Chokes M/F, LOP 14 1/8", DAH 2 3/4", DAC 1 5/8"
Serial Number:  201873

Many reading this ad regularly scour the internet for Fox shotguns.  One thing is certain; the availability of graded 20ga. Fox shotguns has dwindled to nearly zero.  Shooter/collectors have recognized that Fox 20ga. guns are the most well balanced, lightest weight, best handling guns of all the vintage American doubles.  They made 2400 A Grade 20ga. Fox guns in total (half w/ejectors), with likely less than 2000 remaining in circulation, and few left in factory original condition.  In the 30 years I have collected, shot, bought, and sold Fox guns, I have never found one that weighs 5lbs. 6oz. on an electronic postal scale.  THIS IS THE LIGHTEST FOX I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY HANDS AND IT BALANCES TO PERFECTION RIGHT ON THE HINGE PIN.  This Philly Fox, sn201873 built in 1922, remains in untouched, factory original condition, and combined with its weight and balance, is an impossible gun to find for sale, now or in the future.  Most all the Fox graded 20ga. guns you see have been altered, some even having replaced wood or parts.  Most of the others have cut stocks, cut barrels, bad butt pads, or poor restorations to name a few of the maladies.  Being the honest, solid gun she is, I decided to leave her “as found” and leave it up to the next owner to restore the wood or other parts of the gun.  The 28” #4 weight barrels have mirror shiny bores, 97% factory blue with clear, sharp lettering and rib matting, ribs tight, and barrels tight on hinge pin and breech face.  PRESENTLY IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND 2 ½” 20 GA. SHELLS.  BECAUSE OF THIS, VFI GUNSMITHS HAVE CAREFULLY MEASURED THE BARREL WALL THICKNESS AHEAD OF THE CHAMBER AND HAVE LENGTHENED THE CHAMBERS TO 2 ¾” AND EXTENDED THE FORCING CONES TO 1 ½” TAPERS SO THAT YOU CAN SHOOT MODERN 2 ¾” LOADS THROUGH THIS GUN.  This is a $440 service in our shop.   The mechanics are excellent, with the top lever well right of center, screws clocked with clean slots, auto safety works, triggers are crisp.   Buy this gun with confidence, a VFI CERTIFIED GUN with a 90-day mechanical warranty!  We stripped the action to the smallest parts, Ultrasonic cleaned and scrubbed all parts to shiny metal, inspected all parts for integrity and function, lubricated and reassembled, a $325 service in our shop.  The stock is in solid shape with the expected field marks, no cracks, superb wood-to-metal fit, great stock dimensions (see specifications below), excellent factory checkering, retaining the original factory finish, terminating in the original factory butt plate.  As mentioned, we strongly considered restoring the wood but decided to offer the gun for sale as she sits for those that want the gun to be all original.  We can restore the wood within 8 weeks of purchase for an added $550 if you choose.  What a superb upland gun with its M/F chokes and modern chambers, able to be carried afield all day over hill and dale with less fatigue.  This is a rare opportunity to treat yourself to an amazing Fox A Grade 20ga.  Yes, prices have gone up, but they will never come down again as the demand far exceeds the supply, especially with original, unique guns like this one.  See specifications below.  Don’t hesitate…just remember the question “where are you going to find another one like this” and you will realize the time to act is now.  Thanks for looking!
 
Barrels
Barrel Length:   28" #4 weight
Chokes:   .018/.035 M/F
Bores:   mirror
Bore Diameter:   .620/.623
Wall Thickness:   .022/.021 FACTORY
% Blue:   97% factory blue
Chambers:   2 3/4" with cones by VFI
Ribs:   tight
Sights:  front silver

Action
Action:  Tight-Way Right of Center
Extractors
Receiver Condition:   30% fading cc; pleasing silver/grey
Screws:   excellent
Engraving:   sharp and clear; better than later guns
Trigger Type:   double-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   20% blue; pleasing silver/grey

Stock
Type:   capped pistol grip/splinter; plain with fiddleback
LOP:   14 1/8"
LOP To End Of Wood:   13 7/8"
DAH:   2 3/4"
DAC:   1 5/8"
Cast:   neutral
Checkering Condition:   factory original; excellent flat top
Butt Treatment:   factory plate

INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc.

Payment and Shipping
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in CO, FL, MI, WI
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $135.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. We accept C&R licenses for shipping on C&R eligible guns.

Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking!We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

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Shotgun Gauge: 20 Gauge