Dustin, far be it from me to question how far a proper strip and clean should be taken. You've learned under far more masterful craftsmen than I. Most of what I know about these old guns I've learned on my own, by trial and error. That said, I cannot see the reasoning behind wanting to remove the screw from the yoke on a Fox when doing a strip and clean, any more than I could see the reasoning behind wanting to disassemble a trigger plate by drifting out the axles to remove the individual triggers from the plate. It can all be cleaned completely in an ultrasonic, then dried and lubed. Would one take the top lever off of the spindle, too, in the case of one that is held by a screw, in order to say it was a proper strip and clean? Not saying it's wrong to do so, just that I can't see the reasoning behind it. My respect for your abilities is greater than you might think, but I don't always understand WHY some things are done.
I have no idea as to whether CSMC peened their yoke screws. Doesn't really matter to me as I know first hand of too many goof-ups CSMC has made with their guns. I wouldn't ever set their practices up as a standard of any kind.
One other point if I may, I wasn't implying that I know any more about Fox guns, because I own seven, than anyone who may own one, or none. It was simply my means of conveying my admiration and respect for them. I think the young man Ansley Herman Fox did quite well when he designed, and patented the design, at the ripe old age of 18. The fact that he borrowed some design ideas from Greener is just wisdom, IMO. Hell, at 18 the only thing that interested me was muscle cars and girls, with a dove shoot thrown in from time to time.
