Yes I would like to use it for some upland birds once in awhile. I found the forum and it looks like it was built in 1914Someone called?
I'm 99.9% sure that there is a Fox Collector's forum somewhere. I'm not a Fox or American doubles guy, so I don't know much about them.
If you can't google up a Collector's forum specifically for foxes, then you might try the doubleguns.com forum. There are guys on that forum that are incredibly knowledgeable about doubles of any type, though they can be a bit, hmm, caustic at times.
You have a decent gun. Not a collector of course, but one that you can spruce up or use as is and enjoy it and your family's history either way.
It might be worth having someone look at it to ensure that it is safe and that shooting it won't cause further damage to something that may have already started (like a wood crack, for instance). This is not a gun that you are going to stoke with Prairie Smoke hot loads or whatever. But if it is sound, it can kill another lifetime's worth of pheasants, ducks, and turkeys.
What gauge, how long the chambers? Any idea about the chokes?
12 guage. Not sure on the chambers or choke
They are almost certainly 2.5" chambers. That's okay. You can still shoot 2.75" ammo in it. That will bump pressures 500-800 lbs probably, but you can easily stay in the range of safety. To find out what the chokes really are, you need a fairly sophisticated bore gauge. A good gunsmith should have the ability to do that, but a simple plug or key gauge in the muzzle is not really going to do a good job.
What sort of pressure are you shooting? I’m thinking I’m going to have to start shotshell reloading for this gun
Oh, that's getting a bit out of my league. I'd probably look to stay under 9000 for sure, try to stay down around 7000 I suppose. But this is where you need to talk to those guys that play with Foxes full time. Not me. Reloading on your own would be good. FWIW, I'm loading 1.25 oz of lead or Bismuth with Longshot in Winchester AA hulls. Those would probably plenty safe in your gun, but get that from an expert. Not me.
Apparently Remington hulls are supposed to be good to reload which comes in handy I have a case
certainly. There are different types of Remington cases (as with Winchester as well), and that matters. Is there a name associated with those Rems? Some are tapered inside - like an Win AA hull. Some are parallel sided like a Winchester Express hull. The two types take different wads.
Yes really crappy selection in Canada. I reload rifles already so mine as well jump both feet in and add shotgun to the mix lol. I’m not sure in chokes or barrels. Looks to be about 28”
