Sitting Fox

[Rideout951]

Hey everybody,
I am window shopping for a new kit gun and have been looking fairly hard at sitting fox muzzleloders. On the fence as to what I want but it's either going to be a left handed rifle or left handed smooth bore. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with them and could speak to difficultly level and quality of the kits, they look amazing online but it never hurts to ask. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!

 

[3Setters]

Watching this as I'm also considering a Trade Gun kit

 

[tenngun]

I had a very good experience with sitting Fox, I can’t praise Ray enough for my treatment.
I ordered a gun with plain maple, he upgraded at least to a p or p+, nice piece of wood.
the place where you find complaints is about their finished guns. Ray sub contracts and sells middle to low price for custom guns, of course you can’t compare a$12-1800 gun to one twice as much or more. His builders areamutures and do my level quality of work, second rate at best. Something to take pride in when you have done it your self something to complain about when you laid out the cash.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

I too had a very good experience with sitting Fox, I can’t praise Ray enough for my treatment.

Same here!

The quality of the parts was the same quality as received as from Track of the Wolf . Just know what you're buying! Meaning, I bought a 'used' SF right-handed Fuzil de Chase (FdC) kit from someone else, who didn't yet inlet the lock, plus that stock was maple. Well, a real FdC stock would be English walnut. I contacted Ray and he was supportive set me exchanging not only the stock, but the barrel too, as I wanted a 44+" barrel, versus as 42" barrel that ALL kit makers sell ... due to shipping length restrictions ... not due to historical accuracy.

When I got the stock, it was forwarded to me drop-shipped direct from by Dunlap, a noted stock maker. When I needed a replacement ramrod thimble, it was sent to me direct from Larry, from the Mold & Gun Shop. Can't beat those sources for 'quality' parts!

From what I've read, unfortunately I too would not buy a build in the white or a finished arm from SF, as you really don't quite know 'who' is really building it, but I had nothing but praise for the kit experience!

 

[tenngun]

My stock did have some checks in it, but not as to bother me

 

[Rideout951]

My stock did have some checks in it, but not as to bother meView attachment 105572View attachment 105573View attachment 105574

Fine looking piece you have there, wood checks wouldn't necessarily bother myself, barring something catastrophic. I'm really liking what I'm seeing and reading thus far, y'all are making it real easy for me to talk myself into picking one up. Any notable issues aside from the checks?