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DocSouth · January 23, 2010, 07:13 PM

Hey y'all,
Just keeping everyone posted.

I "traded" the Remington 870 to my dad for his birthday. (He was drooling over it) and he compensated us the cash money. He loves it.

I spent 5 hours today driving from shop to shop in the area looking for guns.
The Mossberg can be had for 227 at Wal-Mart, brand spanking new, which is the best deal I found, but it's only the single barrel, luckily Hogsdogs has shown me a site to order a shorter barrel down the road.

But today, I held an Ithaca 37. If it wasn't 500 used, I would have bought that thing in a heartbeat. Bottom ejection port, and the gunsmith said he could convert the safety over. Be still my heart!

Are they always that expensive? Because if so, I'll get the Mossberg for now, and down the road switch over I suppose. I didn't know if y'all knew of a website or some such where they might be had for cheaper.
Thanks so much.

(Btw, I've spent the last two saturdays at the range trying out different shotguns, as per y'alls advice. I learned that I'm a terrible shot, and that this is an incredibly fun sport! Thanks for all the help!)

January 23, 2010, 07:13 PM	#28
DocSouth Member Join Date: January 3, 2010 Posts: 27	Hey y'all, Just keeping everyone posted. I "traded" the Remington 870 to my dad for his birthday. (He was drooling over it) and he compensated us the cash money. He loves it. I spent 5 hours today driving from shop to shop in the area looking for guns. The Mossberg can be had for 227 at Wal-Mart, brand spanking new, which is the best deal I found, but it's only the single barrel, luckily Hogsdogs has shown me a site to order a shorter barrel down the road. But today, I held an Ithaca 37. If it wasn't 500 used, I would have bought that thing in a heartbeat. Bottom ejection port, and the gunsmith said he could convert the safety over. Be still my heart! Are they always that expensive? Because if so, I'll get the Mossberg for now, and down the road switch over I suppose. I didn't know if y'all knew of a website or some such where they might be had for cheaper. Thanks so much. (Btw, I've spent the last two saturdays at the range trying out different shotguns, as per y'alls advice. I learned that I'm a terrible shot, and that this is an incredibly fun sport! Thanks for all the help!)