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LIKTOSHOOT · 07-10-2005, 12:06 PM

Have a cheap knockoff of the infamous bottom ejector, all steel, rifle sights, 20" barrel and full choke. Slings buckshot, in 3" or 2 3/4" and makes a tight pattern to 40 yards. My cheap beater does the job and if it gets brused, who cares. Synthetic stock to boot. My inyard hog slayer.

LTS

stash247 · 07-10-2005, 11:21 PM

There aren't too many bottom ejector designs; I know of one. If the 'knock off', is a direct copy of it's progenator, the Ithaca, tell us in plain english.
The Ithaca design has worked, for 68 years, and at the least, deserves to be recognized, as excellent!
Please reply, and fill in the blanks, for us.

ithaca 37 · 08-21-2005, 09:59 AM

Hello, i am new to this forum and as you can see by my forum name, I feel the venerable Ithaca 37 is the finest pump shotgun ever made.

I own 2, the first one I got was in 1973 as a present for entering high school. My father paid $80 for it, and it was in excellent condition. It is a 20 gauge featherlight, corn cob pump handle, 28" mod choke and it was made in 1959. A few years ago the stock devolved a small crack. At the Syracuse NY gun show the Ithaca vendor sold me a new one. I don't care for it as much as the original, but it does the job. I have used this shotgun for pheasent and squirrel hunting and this is my favorite gun.

The 2nd is a 12 gauge Deerslayer which my father also purchased in the late 80's for $100 from a co-worker who didn't take very good care of it. Mechanically it was in great working condition, but it was rusted and pitted. Made in 1973, it is a 26" smoothbore with a 2.5 power scope.This is my #1 deer gun, as in the area I hunt in NY is shotgun only.

Last year I drove up to King's Ferry NY to the Ithaca factory and had a rifled slug barrel put on, and the gun re-blued. With the new barrel it can fire either 2.75" or 3" slugs. It is now in excellent condition.

Now for the sad part, as Ithaca has ceased production it will be almost impossible to have a 20" smoothbore barrel put on the 20 gauge as it is a low serial #.

Hopefully someone or another company can buy out Ithaca and keep the tradition alive.

thanks

DennyB · 08-31-2005, 09:37 PM

Heres mine its a Mossberg 500A.

LIKTOSHOOT · 09-01-2005, 08:08 PM

Yep Stash......Ithaca copy. All springs replaced with wolff. Nice shooter without the dollars, solid as a rock.

LTS

shotgun man · 09-10-2005, 02:04 PM

I have a 20 gauge mossberg 500 and a 12 gauge remington 870 wingmaster

Jim in NJ · 09-20-2005, 02:31 PM

I have a Mossberg 835 with both 24" and 28" barrels. It's a beast to carry but I've used it for everything from Geese to Deer to Pheasant. I'd never give it up.

TheIceMan · 09-22-2005, 01:59 PM

Aim, pull trigger, it goes boom, thing you were aiming at falls down... All is good. Who cares what kind it is? Ou yeah mine is winchester

danurve · 09-22-2005, 03:54 PM

Just added a 1300 BlackShadow 28" to the collection.
I'd like to try some grouse hunting with this gun, and maybe rabbit while the cover is still up. If it patterns up well it could become my new Turkey gun. Might make a good trapp gun in the off season. It is amazingly easy to clean.

Auggy · 09-25-2005, 07:50 PM

Benelli Nova is the way to go. Haven't had a problem with mine.

Mustang · 09-25-2005, 09:03 PM

I have a Mossberg 500...My uncle had one years ago and I could pull the bottom of a beer can laying down at 100 yds with a slug!

tireman · 09-26-2005, 08:33 AM

smith and wesson

oldhunter · 09-28-2005, 07:25 AM

Ithaca Model 37, 20 gauge
Winchester Model 12 (mfg. 1923), 12 gauge
Westerfield 16 gauge with PolyChoke
Mossberg 500 20 gauge
Remington 870, 12 gauge

oldhunter

Pistolenschutze · 11-22-2005, 09:05 AM

Remington 870 Wingmaster (12 gauge)
Winchester 1300 (12 gauge)

Only shotguns I own other than a couple of single-shots I had as a kid.

blackhawkkid308 · 11-24-2005, 05:14 AM

i have the mossberg persuader combo package made in 1990, it came with the 20in heatshield barrel with the synthetic pistolgrip and synthetic pump handle, it also came with a 28in vented rib choke tube barrel with the hardwood stock and pump handle. works pretty well, i aldo have an original winchester model 1897 pump made in 1919 that serial numbers to an early trench gun, wish i had the heat shield, would make it worth a lot more money. like the winchester better but thats because it is old and a part of history.
blackhawkkid223

jeep45238 · 11-27-2005, 02:01 AM

Looking at a Mossberg 500, but currently have a Winchester Model 12.

BobMcG · 11-27-2005, 04:22 PM

I own no semis and only two slide actions, a Mossberg 500E .410 and a S&W 916 12ga. Working part time in a gun shop though has allowed me to use many brands and models of both actions. Although I have no favorite slide action design I do find the 870's action to be smoother than the 500's.

I guess owning nine different double guns in 10, 12 and 16 gauges shows my interest leans toward them.

Deputy Dawg · 12-08-2005, 09:30 AM

I have a Mossberg 500 12ga pump with a 18 inch barrel ,a Remington 870 410 Wingmaster, two Remington 870 12ga Wingmaster,and a Browning 12ga .

Pistolenschutze · 12-08-2005, 11:35 AM

I am thinking seriously about acquiring a Stoeger double SxS coach gun in 12 gauge with double triggers. Has anyone had some experience with or heard some feedback on these? I can't really define why I want one other than to say I've loved the old double SxS since I was a kid. In fact, I took my first ever jack-rabbit with one, an old Fox double that belonged to my grandfather, when I was 10 or so.

BobMcG · 12-08-2005, 07:42 PM

Pistolen,

A man after my heart with an interest in SXSs. I just love those hammers!

It happens that eight of the nine doubles I own are old hammer SXS shotguns including an 1878 Colt's 12ga; an 1882 E. Remington & Sons 10ga; an 1869 Westley Richards 12ga coach gun; and an 1890s engraved Belgium 16ga.
(The odd gun out is an O/U 12ga Browning Citori White Lightning Grade III.)

John Krzos · 12-10-2005, 01:18 AM

I have an old Nuckle buster '97 Winny that I use at Cowboy shoots, along with an old SXS coach gun, and a model 12 used for home defense(00 Bucks)

John Krzos

smoknbbl · 12-15-2005, 04:27 AM

I have a marvrick model 88 by mosburg in 12 pump. just baught, but havent fired it yet!

James

dviant · 12-24-2005, 11:06 AM

.....me ............i'am old school it's a 1896 marlin mod 21 exposed hammer

polishshooter · 01-02-2006, 04:02 PM

My deer gun - My "famous" tRusty Takedown Winchester 97 riot with 18.5" barrel and a BIG brass bead. (and SOME patina

) Inherited from my wife's grandfather when he died. Best slug gun I've ever shot! There just might be some pics of it somewhere on this site with one of the bucks I killed with it years ago, maybe even my "double" with it...

My squirrel gun (when I also have a scoped Glenfield 75C slung on my back)- A Savage 220 single 12ga. 28*mod (my sweet wife bought for me for Xmas years ago when she heard me mention "I saw a shotgun a the gunshop just like the one my dad taught me on when I was 11..." Who SAYS they don't listen to us...)

My bird gun - a Remington 16ga 28" mod Sportsman 48 (I have to borrow it from my son, since HE inherited it from my Dad after he died.) ( I'm kind of hoping he forgets it's behind the door in his old room, which is now our "computer room!")

pilot939 · 01-26-2006, 08:25 PM

I have a 870 express in 12 gauge with synthetic stocks and am going to get one in 20 gauge in the next couple of months.

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07-10-2005, 12:06 PM	#76
LIKTOSHOOT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,367	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? Have a cheap knockoff of the infamous bottom ejector, all steel, rifle sights, 20" barrel and full choke. Slings buckshot, in 3" or 2 3/4" and makes a tight pattern to 40 yards. My cheap beater does the job and if it gets brused, who cares. Synthetic stock to boot. My inyard hog slayer. LTS

07-10-2005, 11:21 PM	#77
stash247 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Texas Posts: 2,815	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? There aren't too many bottom ejector designs; I know of one. If the 'knock off', is a direct copy of it's progenator, the Ithaca, tell us in plain english. The Ithaca design has worked, for 68 years, and at the least, deserves to be recognized, as excellent! Please reply, and fill in the blanks, for us. __________________ Don't start no s**t and there won't be none, Terry

08-21-2005, 09:59 AM	#78
ithaca 37 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Newburgh NY Posts: 1	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? Hello, i am new to this forum and as you can see by my forum name, I feel the venerable Ithaca 37 is the finest pump shotgun ever made. I own 2, the first one I got was in 1973 as a present for entering high school. My father paid $80 for it, and it was in excellent condition. It is a 20 gauge featherlight, corn cob pump handle, 28" mod choke and it was made in 1959. A few years ago the stock devolved a small crack. At the Syracuse NY gun show the Ithaca vendor sold me a new one. I don't care for it as much as the original, but it does the job. I have used this shotgun for pheasent and squirrel hunting and this is my favorite gun. The 2nd is a 12 gauge Deerslayer which my father also purchased in the late 80's for $100 from a co-worker who didn't take very good care of it. Mechanically it was in great working condition, but it was rusted and pitted. Made in 1973, it is a 26" smoothbore with a 2.5 power scope.This is my #1 deer gun, as in the area I hunt in NY is shotgun only. Last year I drove up to King's Ferry NY to the Ithaca factory and had a rifled slug barrel put on, and the gun re-blued. With the new barrel it can fire either 2.75" or 3" slugs. It is now in excellent condition. Now for the sad part, as Ithaca has ceased production it will be almost impossible to have a 20" smoothbore barrel put on the 20 gauge as it is a low serial #. Hopefully someone or another company can buy out Ithaca and keep the tradition alive. thanks

08-31-2005, 09:37 PM	#79
DennyB Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NorthWest Indiana Posts: 30	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? Heres mine its a Mossberg 500A. Attached Images Last edited by inplanotx; 09-01-2005 at 03:28 AM.. Reason: reduce picture size

09-01-2005, 08:08 PM	#80
LIKTOSHOOT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,367	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? Yep Stash......Ithaca copy. All springs replaced with wolff. Nice shooter without the dollars, solid as a rock. LTS

09-10-2005, 02:04 PM	#81
shotgun man Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? I have a 20 gauge mossberg 500 and a 12 gauge remington 870 wingmaster

09-20-2005, 02:31 PM	#82
Jim in NJ Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? I have a Mossberg 835 with both 24" and 28" barrels. It's a beast to carry but I've used it for everything from Geese to Deer to Pheasant. I'd never give it up.

09-22-2005, 01:59 PM	#83
TheIceMan Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pike County PA. Posts: 29	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? Aim, pull trigger, it goes boom, thing you were aiming at falls down... All is good. Who cares what kind it is? Ou yeah mine is winchester __________________ SW9VE Taurus 24-7 .45acp Beretta .32 Tomcat (wifey's gun) Marlin 925 BOYCOTT SEARS.. THEY HAVE A NATIONWIDE ANTIGUN LAW IN ALL OF THEIR STORES.

09-22-2005, 03:54 PM	#84
danurve V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Syracuse (central) NY Posts: 195	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? Just added a 1300 BlackShadow 28" to the collection. I'd like to try some grouse hunting with this gun, and maybe rabbit while the cover is still up. If it patterns up well it could become my new Turkey gun. Might make a good trapp gun in the off season. It is amazingly easy to clean. __________________ huntNY.US In Memory of Ronald Reagan 1911 - 2004 Success is a well placed shot, don't screw it up.

09-25-2005, 07:50 PM	#85
Auggy Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 11	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? Benelli Nova is the way to go. Haven't had a problem with mine.

09-25-2005, 09:03 PM	#86
Mustang Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? I have a Mossberg 500...My uncle had one years ago and I could pull the bottom of a beer can laying down at 100 yds with a slug!

09-26-2005, 08:33 AM	#87
tireman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: northeast arkansas Posts: 307	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? smith and wesson

09-28-2005, 07:25 AM	#88
oldhunter Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southwestern New York State Posts: 4	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? Ithaca Model 37, 20 gauge Winchester Model 12 (mfg. 1923), 12 gauge Westerfield 16 gauge with PolyChoke Mossberg 500 20 gauge Remington 870, 12 gauge oldhunter

11-22-2005, 09:05 AM	#89
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? Remington 870 Wingmaster (12 gauge) Winchester 1300 (12 gauge) Only shotguns I own other than a couple of single-shots I had as a kid. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

11-24-2005, 05:14 AM	#90
blackhawkkid308 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: pensacola florida Posts: 871	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? i have the mossberg persuader combo package made in 1990, it came with the 20in heatshield barrel with the synthetic pistolgrip and synthetic pump handle, it also came with a 28in vented rib choke tube barrel with the hardwood stock and pump handle. works pretty well, i aldo have an original winchester model 1897 pump made in 1919 that serial numbers to an early trench gun, wish i had the heat shield, would make it worth a lot more money. like the winchester better but thats because it is old and a part of history. blackhawkkid223 __________________ 9-11-01 lest we forget AMEN

11-27-2005, 02:01 AM	#91
jeep45238 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 48	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? Looking at a Mossberg 500, but currently have a Winchester Model 12.

11-27-2005, 04:22 PM	#92
BobMcG Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Somewhere in the Twilight Zone. Contributor Posts: 1,119	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? I own no semis and only two slide actions, a Mossberg 500E .410 and a S&W 916 12ga. Working part time in a gun shop though has allowed me to use many brands and models of both actions. Although I have no favorite slide action design I do find the 870's action to be smoother than the 500's. I guess owning nine different double guns in 10, 12 and 16 gauges shows my interest leans toward them.

12-08-2005, 09:30 AM	#93
Deputy Dawg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Central Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 2,229	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? I have a Mossberg 500 12ga pump with a 18 inch barrel ,a Remington 870 410 Wingmaster, two Remington 870 12ga Wingmaster,and a Browning 12ga . __________________ LOCK and LOAD................................... GOD, GUNS,GUTS the three that keep us FREE!!!!

12-08-2005, 11:35 AM	#94
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? I am thinking seriously about acquiring a Stoeger double SxS coach gun in 12 gauge with double triggers. Has anyone had some experience with or heard some feedback on these? I can't really define why I want one other than to say I've loved the old double SxS since I was a kid. In fact, I took my first ever jack-rabbit with one, an old Fox double that belonged to my grandfather, when I was 10 or so. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

12-08-2005, 07:42 PM	#95
BobMcG Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Somewhere in the Twilight Zone. Contributor Posts: 1,119	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? Pistolen, A man after my heart with an interest in SXSs. I just love those hammers! It happens that eight of the nine doubles I own are old hammer SXS shotguns including an 1878 Colt's 12ga; an 1882 E. Remington & Sons 10ga; an 1869 Westley Richards 12ga coach gun; and an 1890s engraved Belgium 16ga. (The odd gun out is an O/U 12ga Browning Citori White Lightning Grade III.) Last edited by BobMcG; 12-23-2005 at 09:05 PM..

12-10-2005, 01:18 AM	#96
John Krzos Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Matteson,Illinois Posts: 18	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? I have an old Nuckle buster '97 Winny that I use at Cowboy shoots, along with an old SXS coach gun, and a model 12 used for home defense(00 Bucks) John Krzos

12-15-2005, 04:27 AM	#97
smoknbbl Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? I have a marvrick model 88 by mosburg in 12 pump. just baught, but havent fired it yet! James

12-24-2005, 11:06 AM	#98
dviant Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 13	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? .....me ............i'am old school it's a 1896 marlin mod 21 exposed hammer

01-02-2006, 04:02 PM	#99
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,863	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? My deer gun - My "famous" tRusty Takedown Winchester 97 riot with 18.5" barrel and a BIG brass bead. (and SOME patina ) Inherited from my wife's grandfather when he died. Best slug gun I've ever shot! There just might be some pics of it somewhere on this site with one of the bucks I killed with it years ago, maybe even my "double" with it... My squirrel gun (when I also have a scoped Glenfield 75C slung on my back)- A Savage 220 single 12ga. 28mod (my sweet wife bought for me for Xmas years ago when she heard me mention "I saw a shotgun a the gunshop just like the one my dad taught me on when I was 11..." Who SAYS they don't listen to us...) My bird gun - a Remington 16ga 28" mod Sportsman 48 (I have to borrow it from my son, since HE inherited it from my Dad after he died.) ( I'm kind of hoping he forgets it's behind the door in his old room, which is now our "computer room!") __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living. Last edited by polishshooter; 01-02-2006 at 04:04 PM..*

01-26-2006, 08:25 PM	#100
pilot939 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle washington Posts: 22	Re: What pump shotgun do you have ? I have a 870 express in 12 gauge with synthetic stocks and am going to get one in 20 gauge in the next couple of months.