April 11, 2013, 07:26 AM | #26 |
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The people that don't like the 16 gauge guns, many of whom have never shot a proper 16 gauge shotgun.
The Winchester Model 12 and the Ithaca Model 37 have frames scaled to the gauge. The Remington 870 16 gauge is built on a 12 gauge frame. Some of the imported guns, doubles/O/U's are built on a scaled frame and are a joy to shoot and hunt with. |
April 11, 2013, 03:47 PM | #27 |
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I have a model 37 that almost looks like it just came out of the box. I'm guessing it had very little use, was cleaned properly and spent most of the 40 years before I bought it in somebody's closet or gun cabinet. Plain stock in cherry condition and you could barely tell that it had miniscule spots in the bore. After a couple of boxes of #6 shot and a good scrubbing with a new bore brush it is spotless.
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Sounds like a nice gun, I am assuming that it is a 16ga ? Regardless, as an Ithaca owner, why don't you join http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/index.php there is a section devoted to Ithacas, in fact June 26th of this year there is an open house at the Ithaca plant here in Ohio. There are details on a sticky in the Ithaca forum and http://www.ithacaowners.com/index.ph...0d9022a3554f80 and if a 16ga http://www.16ga.com/forum/ dc |
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Both nice guns and yes you are still fortunate, even if it is not an Ithaca I am not really interested in buying it, you know. Still, why not join the take part in the 16ga forums and shotgunworld has a 16ga section also. Walmart stocks 16's. Usually Federals or Remingtons. I have not had any issues finding shells. Buy the way there is a mid-50's, new in box Ithaca 37 16ga out on Gunsamerica. |
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April 12, 2013, 04:54 PM | #31 |
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For those of you shooters where price is no object, in the latest issue of Shooting Sportsman they have a writeup on a new Fausti O/U. It's called the Venetian, the largest gauge is 16 and the frame's are scaled to gauge. Nicely engraved.
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