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**Mal H** · July 28, 2000, 09:44 PM

I don't have documented proof of the life of an Ithaca Model 37, but I may be able to determine the lifetime mathematically.

My 37 is now over 50 years old. It is as strong as the day it left Ithaca, NY. It has fired countless thousands of shells. So dividing its true age by its apparent age should give us an indication of how much longer it will last. 50 / 0 = infinity, that is, it will last forever.

In reality, like you suggest, only a company or the gov't with an endless supply of shells could determine the life of a good shotgun like the 37.

July 28, 2000, 09:44 PM	#5
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	I don't have documented proof of the life of an Ithaca Model 37, but I may be able to determine the lifetime mathematically. My 37 is now over 50 years old. It is as strong as the day it left Ithaca, NY. It has fired countless thousands of shells. So dividing its true age by its apparent age should give us an indication of how much longer it will last. 50 / 0 = infinity, that is, it will last forever. In reality, like you suggest, only a company or the gov't with an endless supply of shells could determine the life of a good shotgun like the 37.