Jeff, not sure I have a really good answer as to why a Fox. I love the way the gun feels, carries and shoots. I've got couple of A grades in 12 gauge and would like a higher grade gun that I can still take to the field. I suppose I could buy an original C or D grade, but I'd pay a lot for a 16 and because it would be original, I'd feel some level of responsibility about maintaining it in a historically accurate way, that possibly is in conflict with the way I want to use it for hunting. If I upgrade a good condition, but not collector quality, Sterlingworth, I have no qualms at all. Hope that answers your question.
James - Did you specify a
1935 Utica Fox, because because of originality or grade? I mean, is a Utica better for some reason than a Philidelphia Fox? Sorry for the stupid questions, but I don't know much about the Fox history.
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