Ithaca 37: Looong Magazine

Cyclone have you tried to contact Ron Sharpe in Dunnville Ontario?

I think I got some long magazine parts from him, maybe the longer spring and follower.
If I remember correctly, I got the 7 shot parkerized tube, from this EE parts forum. This was a parts gun take-off.
 
+1 to Sharpe's Guns in Dunnville.

If anyone has it than he would.

I've also seen the 7 rd nickel plated 20" barrels for sale from Numrich and at one point Brownells sold the 7rd tube for like 11 bucks, isn't listed anymore though.
 
The othe problemwith an extended 37 mag tube is that you would have to have a very customised barrel for it to connect. Ron Sharpe is your only hope I would think. Good luck.
 
12magnum said:
The othe problemwith an extended 37 mag tube is that you would have to have a very customised barrel for it to connect. Ron Sharpe is your only hope I would think. Good luck.
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If I guy doesn't mind laying out the cash, from what I remember the barrel lug that secures itself to the magazine cap is soldered onto the barrel.

A skilled gunsmith may be able to modify a 'regular barrel' if contours are not really out of wack. That is, if its your only option, and you can locate other essential parts.
(call Ron for spare lugs?Or cannibalize/modify another cheap barrel?)

Cheers.......:cool:
 
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Barrels are still available from Numrich, they're chrome though.

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Odd "technical" question:

Just assembled a shipped Ithaca 37: Re-attaching the barrel was not a problem. However, I (seem to) need to activate the slide-release, each time, before I can work the pump-action. Any advice? I know this is a slam-fire model, so I figure I'm doing something wrong..
 
You still need to hold down the trigger as you pump. The slam fire thing was only true for a certain period, at some point they started making them much like any other shotgun, requiring you to pull the trigger each time, the parts can be swapped out though.

If you have questions about Ithaca's than go over to shotgunworld.com, they have a small Ithaca forum where individuals much more knowledgeable than myself can tell you pretty much anything you'd need to know about these pumps, including when they stopped doing the slam fire thing.
 
Than yours may not be capable of slam firing, I believe they stopped making them like that in the '70s. It could be converted to slam fire if you had the parts.
 
cyclone said:
This I understand. The issue is that I (seem to) need to use the "slide-release" after each pump....
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Is this even after you have dry fired it? Most 12 gauges are locked after you rack it forward, only unlocking after you pull the trigger or depress the slide release.

re slamfire- the slamfire guns use a different trigger group with early parts. There's a little pin on the side of the hammer, that is caught by the mech, as it goes into battery with the trigger pulled the pin is released, dropping the hammer. Late seventies or so they switched to the modern setup similar to an 870. Some guns the hammer just followed without firing, some have a disconnector.
 
the gun has to be uncocked (fired) for the action to cycle without using the action release, doesn't matter the 37's age. the newer models have an interlock like most semi's to prevent slam fires
 
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Is this even after you have dry fired it? Most 12 gauges are locked after you rack it forward, only unlocking after you pull the trigger or depress the slide release.
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Awesome - that was truly great advice...:cool: I sorta figured it out by trial-and-error, prior to reading your post....:redface:

The thing is, there does need to be a trigger-pull prior to a re-pumping. I think I deserve a little break here, seeing as how it's my first pump-gun. ;)

Leg said:
Than yours may not be capable of slam firing, I believe they stopped making them like that in the '70s. It could be converted to slam fire if you had the parts.
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Oh, and for those with inquiring minds, it's a 1942 Model...it will slamfire...:D

Sincere thanks for all the support, guys - you're a good bunch!
 
1942! I'd forget about the long magazine then. The older ones used a different thread style and apparently barrels had to be fitted to the gun by a gunsmith. Suppose you could have a gunsmith fit a new lug in the proper location for you, probably be the easiest thing to do.

You have to pull the trigger each time? Doesn't sound like slam fire to me. Like cantom exlplained, holding down the trigger while working the slide should release the trigger, thus firing the action. You shouldn't have to pull the trigger each time, simply hold the trigger down while you work the action.
 
Leg said:
1942! I'd forget about the long magazine then. The older ones used a different thread style and apparently barrels had to be fitted to the gun by a gunsmith. Suppose you could have a gunsmith fit a new lug in the proper location for you, probably be the easiest thing to do.

But, it is possible?

You have to pull the trigger each time? Doesn't sound like slam fire to me. Like cantom exlplained, holding down the trigger while working the slide should release the trigger, thus firing the action. You shouldn't have to pull the trigger each time, simply hold the trigger down while you work the action.
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Figured out the slam-fire thing, btw: as long as you don't let-go of the trigger, you won't need to hit the slide release when you slam-fire, in either a dry-fire or live-fire scenario.
 
Yep, one of these days I'll get around to finishing mine the way I want it. I should post a pic or two.

Did you end up keeping yours?
 
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