Ithaca Model 66 single shot shotgun.

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The Ithaca Model 66 looks like an interesting shotgun, and I was considering putting a WTB ad in the EE.



Were there any issues with the design? did they work well?

What would be a fair price to pay for one in decent shape?

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Funny how some models of firearms which were manufactured to be sold at very conservative prices (low) prove to be high valued years later. The Nylon 66 among others come to mind. I have a friend who owns a 66 in 20 gauge and he says it is the nicest single shot to use that he has ever owned. The quality is not British best obviously but he says it is just a joy to handle and shoot. Don't think I would want one bad enough to pay those prices though.

regards, Darryl
 
madtrapper143 said:
Funny how some models of firearms which were manufactured to be sold at very conservative prices (low) prove to be high valued years later. The Nylon 66 among others come to mind. I have a friend who owns a 66 in 20 gauge and he says it is the nicest single shot to use that he has ever owned. The quality is not British best obviously but he says it is just a joy to handle and shoot. Don't think I would want one bad enough to pay those prices though.

regards, Darryl
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Low is right, look at this. But also not like an old cooey that is found everywhere which is probally why it get the higher price
Cheers

Made by New York's Ithaca Gun Company, the Model 66 is a unique single-shot shotgun with a lever-activated break-open design. The 66 Super Single's lever looks a lot like the lever a rifle, but rather than cocking the gun, the lever opens the shotgun for shell-loading. The Model 66 was manufactured from 1963 through 1978 and, while it's design never caught on, many men who came of age during that era has fond memories of learning to shoot with a Model 66 in their hands."

"This gun was introduced in 12 gauge in 1963, in 20 gauge in 1964, and in .410 caliber in 1966. In 1967, a slug gun with rifle sights, called the Buckbuster was introduced. The Model 66 was available in other configurations, the Ithaca Supersingle, the Long Tom, the Standard Grade, the Model 66 Standard Youth Grade, and the Model 66 Vent Ribb. The suggested retail price in 1976 for the Standard Grade was $69.95, and the Standard Youth Grade was $74.95. The Buckbuster was cropped from the catalogue in 1975. All of the Model 66s were discontinued by 1979."
 
ninepointer said:
Like the Winchester M100 and the Savage M24. Mediocre guns when they were made and time hasn't made them work any better.
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Just courious. What problems did they have. I never seen many over the years but never heard of any issues either with the ones I did know other than they kicked hard
Be real strange for Ithaca to make junk in the years they were produced
Please share
Cheers
 
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3macs1 said:
Just courious. What problems did they have. I never seen many over the years but never heard of any issues either with the ones I did know other than they kicked hard
Be real strange for Ithaca to make junk in the years they were produced
Please share
Cheers
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Once upon a time there were 6 or 7 Winchester Model 100's in our deer camp. Half were plagued with jamming, feeding or extraction problems. Bad magazines accounted some but not all of the issues. Two M100's are still actively used and work flawlessly (These 2 good guns were what inspired the others to purchase their lemons). The last one has been relegated to the back of a safe, because despite the best efforts to 2 knowledgeable shooters trying 3 different scopes and several varieties of factory ammo and hand loads, the gun is incapable of hitting the same pie plate twice in a arrow.

As for the Savage Model 24, my experience with one confirmed the well-known barrel regulation issues.
 
ninepointer said:
Once upon a time there were 6 or 7 Winchester Model 100's in our deer camp. Half were plagued with jamming, feeding or extraction problems. Bad magazines accounted some but not all of the issues. Two M100's are still actively used and work flawlessly (These 2 good guns were what inspired the others to purchase their lemons). The last one has been relegated to the back of a safe, because despite the best efforts to 2 knowledgeable shooters trying 3 different scopes and several varieties of factory ammo and hand loads, the gun is incapable of hitting the same pie plate twice in a arrow.

As for the Savage Model 24, my experience with one confirmed the well-known barrel regulation issues.
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Sorry I should have been clearer. My apologies. I am not asking about the winchesters or savage just the ithaca 66 which the Op is discussing here and you referenced in the same group as these others you describe in detail
What problems did the Ithaca 66 shotgun have. I have always thought they were a good gun like the old cooeys in their class
If not is it really strange that those that have one won't part with it nor as I say again it is not the norm for Ithaca to produce junk during the years these were made
Or was your post only in reference to the winchesters and savage
Cheers
 
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3macs1 said:
Sorry I should have been clearer. My apologies. I am not asking about the winchesters or savage just the ithaca 66 which the Op is discussing here and you referenced in the same group as these others you describe in detail
What problems did the Ithaca 66 shotgun have. I have always thought they were a good gun like the old cooeys in their class
If not is it really strange that those that have one won't part with it nor as I say again it is not the norm for Ithaca to produce junk during the years these were made
Or was your post only in reference to the winchesters and savage
Cheers
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I'm afraid I'm the one causing the confusion. I was trying to illustrate the Win M100 and Sav M24 as examples of guns where the legend has outgrown the reality. IMO they are not worth the money they seem to command these days.

As for the Ithaca M66, I've never heard anything bad about it. A friend of mine has one and won't part with it.
 
ninepointer said:
I'm afraid I'm the one causing the confusion. I was trying to illustrate the Win M100 and Sav M24 as examples of guns where the legend has outgrown the reality. IMO they are not worth the money they seem to command these days.

As for the Ithaca M66, I've never heard anything bad about it. A friend of mine has one and won't part with it.
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Cool. Same here other than they complain they kick like a mule.There is two here that I still know of and like you say they will not even think of parting with them
take care
 
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