Anyone importing Ithaca pumps anymore?

[Ranger Dave]

I always wanted one in 16 gauge

 

[Brutus]

I always wanted one in 16 gauge

It's rumored the newer 16s made Sandusky Ohio are too heavy. Better off looking for an older 16 that were made up until 1973.

 

[3macs1]

Yes sir. Not late season. But definitely early fall season. Once the snow falls I really gauge future weather. I scared myself two years ago I tripped over a hidden and rusty barbed wire fence. It tore my trouser leg, cut my shin, but all I could think about was keeping my 28 from hitting the dirt. ;-)
Once November hits full on winter it gets put away & my circa 1971 20 gauge takes its place.

You did the right thing .The hell with the body protect the 28ga

 

[Brutus]

Strangely enuf I discovered through Ithaca current records my 28 was first sold to a retail outfit in Florence Tennessee.

 

[28 gauge]

Most interesting,Brutus.Where did you get the information?

 

[Brutus]

Most interesting,Brutus.Where did you get the information?

Actually the guy at Ithaca sales had this 'puter based information of when it was shipped to the FFL. He was pretty friendly & chattie. I suspect with production waiting to ramp up again it must be kind of slow in Sandusky. Thier steel is all domestically sourced.
No steel, no production.