Ithaca model 300 semi 12 gauge

Crxified said:
Just picked this up from a local person. Hasn't been shot in a long time. Said sat in his closet for last 7 years. I cleaned it up and it works well. Recoil action.

Wondering if anybody knew how old the gun is or what it would be worth to sell? I wasn't able to find much info online myself.

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You are not going to get rich on this one
Made 4 years 68 to 72 replaced with the XL model which was gas operated
Yours being fixed full choke and 2 3/4 chamber not sure what one could use it for other than maybe trap
Not worth fitting choke tubes IMO nor am I sure it can handle steel
Value IMo $200 to $250 if someone has one and wants it since parts are just about impossible to find in canada
Cheers
 
Made by SKB Japan. Imported by Ithaca in the early to mid 1970's. Models in this class were 900 and 300. 900 was a deluxe gun and 300 was the plain version. Recoil operated on John Browning design. Good guns but not a huge amount of fans. The Model 900 in excellent shape may fetch 400.00 the Model 300 in same condition may fetch 275.00 to 300.00. I think 3Macs' numbers are more realistic than mine but I own a 900 and wanted to make myself happy.

Darryl
 
Thanks for the info for sure, I don't plan on selling it. Just use it for skeet and maybe rabbit here and there. I got a good deal on it so I can't complain, 2 bills.

Appreciate the help tho! Cheers!
 
Crxified said:
Thanks for the info for sure, I don't plan on selling it. Just use it for skeet and maybe rabbit here and there. I got a good deal on it so I can't complain, 2 bills.

Appreciate the help tho! Cheers!
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You will have to get the barrel choke at least reamed out to shoot sheet unless you are one hell of a shot to use full choke :)
I think madtrapper is the only one that could do that LOL but when he was much younger :)
Cheers
 
gunsaholic said:
Not sure why a 2 3/4" full choke gun can't be used for upland with lead shot. They were used for 130 years and still are by many, myself included.
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Simple. You want to carry that 30" barreled semi weighted slug all day. These came up like logs to your shoulder. Yes the 300 would be a bit lighter than most of theses old semi's due to the Al receiver but
I sure don't when there is so many better fitting ,lighter options today plus most of us have moved on from full choke in upland
But upland to a guy in manitoba and nova scotia are totally different ranges I would guess
Give me my little 5 pound 2 ounce, FRANCHI SEMI - AL48 - 28 GAUGE fitted with choke tubes any day vs a 30 " full choke whatever
Cheers

https://www.skbshotguns.com/pdf/ITHACA-68.pdf
 
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I had one , the but stock is prone to cracking were it meets the reciever. I remember mine being very light
and reliable . Had a very distinct feeling while shooting it, I sold it because parts seem to be non existent. It sat on the ee for quite awhile know body would buy it ended up trading for a nice SKS.
 
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3macs1 said:
Simple. You want to carry that 30" barreled semi weighted slug all day. These came up like logs to your shoulder. Yes the 300 would be a bit lighter than most of theses old semi's due to the Al receiver but
I sure don't when there is so many better fitting ,lighter options today plus most of us have moved on from full choke in upland
But upland to a guy in manitoba and nova scotia are totally different ranges I would guess
Give me my little 5 pound 2 ounce, FRANCHI SEMI - AL48 - 28 GAUGE fitted with choke tubes any day vs a 30 " full choke whatever
Cheers

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I'm pretty new to the gun scene myself and for the price I paid and the condition of the gun I wasn't going to pass it up. I'm by no means an expert hunter, actually I haven't even really hunted anything besides rabbit when I was younger.

Also thank you for the pdf, I was looking for something like that on this gun but couldn't find it
 
Crxified said:
I'm pretty new to the gun scene myself and for the price I paid and the condition of the gun I wasn't going to pass it up. I'm by no means an expert hunter, actually I haven't even really hunted anything besides rabbit when I was younger.

Also thank you for the pdf, I was looking for something like that on this gun but couldn't find it
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Not a problem. Nothing wrong with what you paid for it or to get you started. Just don't spend any money on it since you won't get it back
Shoot it and enjoy it
All the best
 
Gunsmithing notes on the 300/900. The stocks only cracked due to being removed and reinstalled with improper procedure. Ron Sharp (Canadian Ithaca gunsmith) advised years ago that the stocks were "bedded" from the factory with a super thin coat of clear resin. When the stock was installed at the factory this resin molded itself to the receiver and provided bedding protection. IF the stock is removed the resin cannot mould anymore due to age and other factors. This causes uneven bearing and contributes to stock cracking. Overtightening the stock compounds the problem. I suspect the use 1 1/2 oz. baby magnums (popular in the 1970's) and loose or improperly installed stocks coupled with the recoil system improperly set caused some cracking too. Be aware these guns had two series and each has it's own barrel type. Type 1 and type 2. Early series had a single unit ejector. Series 2 had a split ejector as the series two gun had an added left extractor. Barrels are common and cheap. I got a 28" MOD for my 900 for 100.00 bucks from EPPS. Now it is a chrome lined steel gun for duck hunting. The original 30" vent Full barrel the gun came with is now 26" and choked CYL. Makes for a nice carry gun for grouse. Offers the handiness of a Winchester model 59 without all the issues that model had. Enjoy the 300 it is about the most fun you can have for 200.00.

Darryl
 
madtrapper143 said:
Gunsmithing notes on the 300/900. The stocks only cracked due to being removed and reinstalled with improper procedure. Ron Sharp (Canadian Ithaca gunsmith) advised years ago that the stocks were "bedded" from the factory with a super thin coat of clear resin. When the stock was installed at the factory this resin molded itself to the receiver and provided bedding protection. IF the stock is removed the resin cannot mould anymore due to age and other factors. This causes uneven bearing and contributes to stock cracking. Overtightening the stock compounds the problem. I suspect the use 1 1/2 oz. baby magnums (popular in the 1970's) and loose or improperly installed stocks coupled with the recoil system improperly set caused some cracking too. Be aware these guns had two series and each has it's own barrel type. Type 1 and type 2. Early series had a single unit ejector. Series 2 had a split ejector as the series two gun had an added left extractor. Barrels are common and cheap. I got a 28" MOD for my 900 for 100.00 bucks from EPPS. Now it is a chrome lined steel gun for duck hunting. The original 30" vent Full barrel the gun came with is now 26" and choked CYL. Makes for a nice carry gun for grouse. Offers the handiness of a Winchester model 59 without all the issues that model had. Enjoy the 300 it is about the most fun you can have for 200.00.

Darryl
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Was there two series in the model 300??
 
Yep the 300 was the same as the 900. You can tell the 900 apart at distance as the early guns had a rabbit on the receiver and the later guns had pheasants and setters. The 300 being plain was a little harder to tell. There is a ser# cut off for the change but I just can't remember what it was. Most simple way to tell is if your gun has 1 extractor it is series 1 if it has two it is series 2. My series 2 900 sports a series 2 300 barrel.


Darryl
 
madtrapper143 said:
Yep the 300 was the same as the 900. You can tell the 900 apart at distance as the early guns had a rabbit on the receiver and the later guns had pheasants and setters. The 300 being plain was a little harder to tell. There is a ser# cut off for the change but I just can't remember what it was. Most simple way to tell is if your gun has 1 extractor it is series 1 if it has two it is series 2. My series 2 900 sports a series 2 300 barrel.


Darryl
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Thanks . Knew about the 900's but assumed the 300 since they were only made 4 years were all the same
Cheers
 
That PDF is cool. I would like to have purchased about 25 of the 200E's then. They have gained value very well. Fun read. When I was kid there were a lot of 900 and XL900 Ithaca models in my area of southern Ontario. I remember old timers at the Lion's Club turkey shoots arguing that the XL900 shot harder because the barrel did not move. It made sense to a 12 year old farm boy....

Darryl
 
madtrapper143 said:
That PDF is cool. I would like to have purchased about 25 of the 200E's then. They have gained value very well. Fun read. When I was kid there were a lot of 900 and XL900 Ithaca models in my area of southern Ontario. I remember old timers at the Lion's Club turkey shoots arguing that the XL900 shot harder because the barrel did not move. It made sense to a 12 year old farm boy....

Darryl
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If you like that I sent you a pM you will like even more :)
 
And I too thank allthe contributors to this discussion and now to bring up old stories. I had heard/read somewhere that when the manufacture stopped in Dunnville On someone in the firearms business bought all the old stocks. Any truth to that or anyone know where a stock might be purchased? Looked for years for one at the gun shows........
 
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