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Hi

do you know a place where to find an ithaca 37 barrel for a 8 rounds capacity.it will go on a 1970 1980 era gun.with sights if possible.


Thanks desertfox
 
I never saw an Ithica 37 with a long mag tube. The barrel had interrupted threads for take down, and the lug at the end of the magazine was used to retain the barrel and prevent it from turning.
 
desertfox said:
Hi

do you know a place where to find an ithaca 37 barrel for a 8 rounds capacity.it will go on a 1970 1980 era gun.with sights if possible.


Thanks desertfox
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I had one...8 round tube. It's a special barrel and mag tube. Unlike the Rem 870 they have to be a matched pair.

Do you have a gun with the long mag tube on it?
 
Shoot myself or Simon and email at darren@oneshottactical.com or simon@oneshottactical.com as we are the importers of Ithaca shotguns.

We need the serial number of your shotgun to see about matching up a barrel.


The ones with the 8 shot mag tube are 20" inch barrels (or longer)

*The one below has an aftermarket bayonet lug on it.

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If anyone in Canada can help you with NOS parts it will be Ron Sharp. He bought most of the parts when Ithaca closed the canadian plant. His prices are kind of steep but he has some hard to find parts.

DSPS (Deerslayer Police Special) Is the one that had rifle sights. M&P models had a bead. Not sure why they used the Deerslayer in the description since these models had removable barrels, unlike the Deerslayer.

Address: Ron Sharp,SGL,RR#4, Dunnville,Ontario,N1A 2W3.

Telephone: (905)774-6368.

Another option could be Western Gun Parts.

I've seen pics of 18" guns that also had the full length mag tube, didn't know those ones even existed but that would be even sweeter than the 20" IMO.
 
Ithaca 37 barrel

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on gunbroker a guy sell a kit to transform a 5 rounder to an 8 rounder ithaca,with tube ,barrel ,yoke etc,but no chance to get in from the us.the shotgun is an 70's or 80's era gun not a new ithaca manufactured gun.i already have the mag tube i just need a barrel to go with it.



Thanks desertfox
 
The barrels on the older model 37's were hand fitted at the factory to their receivers. It will be tricky to put a new barrel on an older gun, because chances are it might not fit correctly. There is a way to tell if yours is the older gun, but I forgot what it was? Maybe the serial number is on both the receiver and barrel, and that's how you tell?
 
scanner said:
The barrels on the older model 37's were hand fitted at the factory to their receivers. It will be tricky to put a new barrel on an older gun, because chances are it might not fit correctly. There is a way to tell if yours is the older gun, but I forgot what it was? Maybe the serial number is on both the receiver and barrel, and that's how you tell?
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The upper one was a gun pieces project via my own pieces and some from Ron Sharpe and his build. The middle one is an 87 just as it is from the factory. (Sandusky) The lower one is the oldest from 1970 and it's interuppted threaded barrel will not inchange with the two other long tube models. The top two will interchange barrels without a problem.
 
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desertfox said:
Hi

on gunbroker a guy sell a kit to transform a 5 rounder to an 8 rounder ithaca,with tube ,barrel ,yoke etc,but no chance to get in from the us.the shotgun is an 70's or 80's era gun not a new ithaca manufactured gun.i already have the mag tube i just need a barrel to go with it.



Thanks desertfox
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That's well and good, but to properly carry this out, you need a close fitting solid metal backup (mandril) to fit inside the magazine tube, that you must turn out of the reciever to change from 4 shot to 7 shot. Without full support right here at the weakest point, the relatively thin magazine tube most likely will just collapse onto itself under high torque, well before torque is fully broken. For a DIY build, a receiver without the original magazine tube would resolve some of your problems.

Think about it before you destroy scant resources........
 
Brutus said:
That's well and good, but to properly carry this out, you need a close fitting solid metal backup (mandril) to fit inside the magazine tube, that you must turn out of the reciever to change from 4 shot to 7 shot. Without full support right here at the weakest point, the relatively thin magazine tube most likely will just collapse onto itself under high torque, well before torque is fully broken. For a DIY build, a receiver without the original magazine tube would resolve some of your problems.

Think about it before you destroy scant resources........
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This is true. The correct tools and know-how are needed here. I was told the magazine tube was one time install on some of them and might well break if removed.

Not a do it yourself project.
 
I am very surprised the bottom one's barrel will not interchange. That build should be very well into the interchangeable barrel production. The s/n cutoff was 855,000. The only issue I'd expect is if the magazine tube is of a different length than the other 2.



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Brutus said:
^Quoted for some truth.

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The upper one was a gun pieces project via my own pieces and some from Ron Sharpe and his build. The middle one is an 87 just as it is from the factory. (Sandusky 1988) The lower one is the oldest from 1980 and it's interuppted threaded barrel will not inchange with the two other long tube models. The top two will interchange barrels without a problem.
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Doesn't surprise me. I have two post 855 000 37's. I picked an M87 14" barrel and it will only fit on one of them.
 
yes that is correct as members have posted above. I do remember now that the serial number of 855'000 was the way to tell if the barrel is interchangeable.
 
One mistake on my part fellas........of the above mentioned Post-855 000 Ithacas, the last one was manufactured in 1970 not 1980.
Yes, they all should interchange. Reality says otherwise. Might have something to do with the company changing hands several times, worn out tooling and manufacture dates years apart. Of the two that do interhchange, IIRC circa 1974 receiver and parts build and the other M87 right from the factory as is shown, in 1988. Wonders never cease!

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