Sitting Fox forge gun kits.

[3 stinky dogs]

Any one built them or had dealings with the company ?And if so how was it? they have very competitively priced kits. May not be PC but seem just right for a begginer like me.

 

[Old Salt]

I'm working on a Sitting Fox Custom Muzzleloaders youth kit. It is a Northwest Trade gun design. It's a good kit with quality parts that is worth the money. Ray Franks is easy to deal with in my experience.

Smiling Fox Forge is a different entity that I don't have any experience with.

Old Salt

 

[3 stinky dogs]

The prices are what caught my eye. On some of the kits I noticed they used CVA and DGW locks. Hows the quality of thees ?

 

[laffingman67]

I have been checking out Ray's stuff too. The CVA locks he is using come with bridle and fly. The CVA locks that I have owned/used with bridle and fly are very reliable. Although I don't know about how PC the looks of a CVA lock. But on the other hand, how PC is a large Siler? There are deffinately better locks, but for the money they seem pretty reliable.

HMR

 

[3 stinky dogs]

#1 for me is shooting. It needs to spark.
#2 Good for beggener.
#3 will be looks.
#4 maybe I will go to an event as I have been invited so I would only need to get by for a little bit.
I am looking for a second kit to build after I do my Ohio kit, And don't want to spend $700.00 on potential firewood !

 

[Old Salt]

The kit I bought comes standard with a Chamber's small Siler lock. Ray also offered the option of using a Chamber's Queen Anne's pistol lock or an L&R Manton. I thought the Queen Anne's lock was more correct for a Trade gun so that's what I got.

Old Salt

 

[TANSTAAFL]

I have been checking out Ray's stuff too. The CVA locks he is using come with bridle and fly. The CVA locks that I have owned/used with bridle and fly are very reliable. Although I don't know about how PC the looks of a CVA lock. But on the other hand, how PC is a large Siler? There are deffinately better locks, but for the money they seem pretty reliable.

HMR

Ditto, first rock lock I built back in the early 70's used the CVA lock with bridle & fly, still going strong.

 

[kawaker900]

I'm also looking into a Kit from Sitting Fox. Very easy to deal with. Does anyone have more Pics of finished kits? or of a French Fusil Kit?

 

[laffingman67]

Cardsplitter, sent you an email.

Adam

 

[PaulN/KS]

Do they have a catalog or website?(google is NOT my friend these days...)

 

Try[url] www.sittingfoxmuzzleloaders.com[/url]

Bill

 

[kawaker900]

Thanks HalfMoon! Did you get the Kit? If so let me know how it comes out! Post some Pics.

 

[PaulN/KS]

Thanks for the info.
Paul