Winchester Model 42 .410 pump
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Ithaca has tried to make a quality American made gun again but no one will pay 1200-1600$ for a pump gun . Heck people won't even pay $1000 for a new wingmaster .Its s Crap is king world but they are all over the junk and even brag about it . Remington express
Agree and I will be 100% honest it took me maybe two years before I finally decided to part with the cash for one and if not a 28ga would never have . I thought I was crazy until it arrived and I took it apart to clean it
Well worth the money if one wants quality. They are actually better than the originals
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Just curious from those that have owned these guns and shot them a fair amount. Both my dad and especially my grandfather loved the winchesters back in the day which is why I still have some of the better ones like SX1, model 21, 12 etc but he never kept a model 42. Did buy one for sure but traded it in
I remember them saying they had ejection issues so he used an old 1148 I think for his skeet gun which is why I think there is one in my pile
Now I don't own a 42 of my own so never really got the opportunity to shoot them that I can remember
That being said I did buy one actually two ( one to save
) of the browning 42 clones when they came out and that thing works flawless
Your feedback please
Cheers
I remember them saying they had ejection issues so he used an old 1148 I think for his skeet gun which is why I think there is one in my pile
Now I don't own a 42 of my own so never really got the opportunity to shoot them that I can remember
That being said I did buy one actually two ( one to save
) of the browning 42 clones when they came out and that thing works flawlessYour feedback please
Cheers
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I have one of the new Ithaca Model 37 28 gauge guns and like Mac says, they are a great gun.Well woth the money in my opinion.
As to the Winchester Model 42.At present time I have one.In the past I had another that I sold at a later date.Gun worked perfectly .Used it for two years back in the 1980's in the uplands uplands,but found the .410 wanting for field use and went back to using a 28 gauge gun..
As to the Winchester Model 42.At present time I have one.In the past I had another that I sold at a later date.Gun worked perfectly .Used it for two years back in the 1980's in the uplands uplands,but found the .410 wanting for field use and went back to using a 28 gauge gun.
.browninggold
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They do, look at the new Ithaca Model 37’s. But most people just complain that they wont pay that much for a pump, and yet spend 2k+ on a plastic Benelli
leveractionjunkie
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- Kamloops, BC
Yes this is very true isn’t it. Shame really, but I suppose it’s the world we live in.
I’ve been think about this a bit since my earlier comment. Two factors that I believe stop many from buying the $1K wingmaster and Ithaca’s are first, the 7 million or so used 870’s available for much less $. Secondly the difficulty finding a new manufacture Ithaca or 870 doesn’t lend itself to the average guy who pops into his local gun shop for a new bird gun. The second issue probably being a result of lower sales but still doesn’t help sell more.
Just curious from those that have owned these guns and shot them a fair amount. Both my dad and especially my grandfather loved the winchesters back in the day which is why I still have some of the better ones like SX1, model 21, 12 etc but he never kept a model 42. Did buy one for sure but traded it in
I remember them saying they had ejection issues so he used an old 1148 I think for his skeet gun which is why I think there is one in my pile
Now I don't own a 42 of my own so never really got the opportunity to shoot them that I can remember
That being said I did buy one actually two ( one to save
Your feedback please
Cheers
I own two pre-war M42's; a mod and a full choke. Both are still in nice shape with the mod one excellent condition. Never had any ejection problems. They earned the nickname - The American Sweetheart.
