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rifleman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 267 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Hepburn fox Nov 24^th, 2023 at 7:46pm	Print Post
	This guy met his Waterloo late this afternoon. Hepburn is a Match B in .32/40 Remington Hepburn that someone butchered by cutting the barrel to 27” and lopping off the buttplate prongs.


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 3718 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #1 - Nov 25^th, 2023 at 8:51am	Print Post
	That still is a nice rifle, doing something very nicely. How far was the shot, and what are you going to do with the pelt?


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rifleman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 267 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #2 - Nov 25^th, 2023 at 9:29am	Print Post
	Around 75-80 yards. A close shot but with iron sights in shadow nothing is real easy. I missed him last weekend at 200 yards when I underestimated the wind. Calling taxidermist today to see about a mount. Perhaps a hat.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16851 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #3 - Nov 25^th, 2023 at 10:23am	Print Post
	Nicely done! The Match B Hepburn is my favorite! Yours is still a very nice rifle!

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degoins Junior Member Offline Posts: 57 Location: Pamplico Joined: May 22^nd, 2007	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #4 - Dec 8^th, 2023 at 8:10am	Print Post
	Very cool!! thanks for sharing!


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rifleman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 267 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #5 - Jan 29^th, 2025 at 8:01am	Print Post
	Fox is back home


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Otony Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 252 Location: Bandon, Oregon Joined: Jun 5^th, 2021	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #6 - Jan 29^th, 2025 at 10:53am	Print Post
	Wow! Very well done!

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Sure shot Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1005 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #7 - Jan 29^th, 2025 at 11:20am	Print Post
	Very nice looking mount. The taxierdemist did a fine job,the faces often get messed up with a lesser skilled taxierdemist.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11724 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #8 - Jan 29^th, 2025 at 3:36pm	Print Post
	Turned and reduced.

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4049 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #9 - Jan 29^th, 2025 at 4:10pm	Print Post
	A beautiful fox and an exceptional mount. If anyone has foxes to spare, we could use a few. The rabbits and squirrels have taken over and our local fox has disappeared.


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rifleman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 267 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #10 - Jan 29^th, 2025 at 7:33pm	Print Post
	I never shoot foxes because there are so few. I had the opportunity and decided to take one just to say I did because it was so nice. When I was younger they all had mange so we shot them but they were ugly. The taxidermist is very good. And very expensive.


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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1755 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #11 - Jan 30^th, 2025 at 11:32pm	Print Post
	I also have a 32-40 Hepburn built in a Creedmoor pattern from help from some folks here. What bullet are you shooting? JMH


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16851 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #12 - Jan 31^st, 2025 at 9:33am	Print Post
	jhm wrote on Jan 30^th, 2025 at 11:32pm: I also have a 32-40 Hepburn built in a Creedmoor pattern from help from some folks here. What bullet are you shooting? JMH Which bullet to use in old Hepburns in .32-40 is a tough one to say from rifle to rifle. I have a Match B in .32-40 with a .327" groove diameter, and another with a .322" groove, so can't even shoot the same bullets in the two I own.

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rifleman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 267 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #13 - Jan 31^st, 2025 at 1:20pm	Print Post
	The match B I used on the fox and the two deer this hunting season is a 32/40 Remington cartridge. Its a .308 bullet 156 grain from an Accurate Mould. This rifle is perhaps my most accurate old single shot. Or maybe I lucked out on a load


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fjrdoc Participating Member Offline Posts: 28 Joined: Dec 14^th, 2019	Re: Hepburn fox Reply #14 - Feb 1^st, 2025 at 7:49am	Print Post
	That is a very nice fox mount. I always enjoy watching foxes when I see them out in the woods. They remind me of a dog based on their looks, but they behave more like a cat.


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