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Any Canadian dealers bringing in new shotguns? I have asked around a bit and it seems Ithaca doesnt have any Canadian distributors at the moment , is this correct?.
Thanks Nutz.
 
Claven2 said:
I'm on the hunt for a recent manufacture 16g with choke tubes. It's not looking good though!
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Not that I know what came up this way but thinking back when Prophet River first took these on they had a lots of stock in all gauges but I don't remember any 16ga listed. 28ga and the rest yes, same with the dealer that took them after him
I would say you are looking at a gun broker purchase and this is not the time with the low dollar
My 16ga went to briley years ago for tube fitting which would be a cheaper option than what they want for a new one today
Cheers
 
3macs1 said:
Not that I know what came up this way but thinking back when Prophet River first took these on they had a lots of stock in all gauges but I don't remember any 16ga listed. 28ga and the rest yes, same with the dealer that took them after him
I would say you are looking at a gun broker purchase and this is not the time with the low dollar
My 16ga went to briley years ago for tube fitting which would be a cheaper option than what they want for a new one today
Cheers
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Yes, with the dollar as it currently sits, importing a complete gun is tough to justify. It might be effective to get a late production "original" 37 from the 70's or 80's and import just a new barrel (no 16 gauges are 3" receivers anyhow), but importing a full gun is just not viable form a cost vs value perspective right now. Unless I find a used one already in Canada, that is.
 
Claven2 said:
Yes, with the dollar as it currently sits, importing a complete gun is tough to justify. It might be effective to get a late production "original" 37 from the 70's or 80's and import just a new barrel (no 16 gauges are 3" receivers anyhow), but importing a full gun is just not viable form a cost vs value perspective right now. Unless I find a used one already in Canada, that is.
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Your best and cheapest option is still to send the vintage barrel to Briley to get tubes installed if it has the thickness. Mine did
Cheers
 
This may be heresy, but......why not a Browning BPS 16 gauge ?
The last new Ithaca 37s that I saw offered were so overpriced as to be laughable.
Cabela's has the BPS 16 in stock.
 
saskbooknut said:
This may be heresy, but......why not a Browning BPS 16 gauge ?
The last new Ithaca 37s that I saw offered were so overpriced as to be laughable.
Cabela's has the BPS 16 in stock.
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Just my 2 cents the bps are a great gun and reasonably priced. I have one in 16ga a upland model with the short barrel
For me it is heavier and just doesn't shoulder as well as the ithaca nor does it cycle as smooth
Cheers
 
I agree with,Mac.I have had both the Ithaca Model 37 and Browning BPS in 28 gauge and although both are fine shotguns,the BPS is much heaiver.The Ithaca being the better choice for use in the uplands.Of late years ,the 28 gauge Ithaca Model 37 is the only 28 gauge that I have used in the uplands.The 28 gauge Browning BPS was sold many years ago now.
 
You guys nailed it. The 37 shoulders better, is lighter, smoother, has no aluminum trigger guard, all around a better product than the BPS. BPS is a good gun, but it's not a model 37.
 
Hard to argue with true love.
I always saw the Ithaca 37 as a pretty homely duck aside the Winchester Model 12.
Browning Medallion BPS looks pretty handsome too, if a little fat.
 
saskbooknut said:
Hard to argue with true love.
I always saw the Ithaca 37 as a pretty homely duck aside the Winchester Model 12.
Browning Medallion BPS looks pretty handsome too, if a little fat.
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Looks mean nothing. Have you ever handled one? Carried one for any time? That's how you fall in love with a 37.
 
Used a Deerslayer, back when it was the top choice as a survival gun in the Arctic, but a good friend has used one for geese for many, many years.
 
I have a nice redone Ithaca 20 gauge I use for Upland hunting.
The barrel has been threaded for Browning chokes and a nice fibre optic
bead up front. Sweet gun, super smooth, light and in my opinion the wood is awesome.
Grab a nice used one in your favourite gauge and don't look back.
 
I can't help it, I just pulled out a couple of my 37's and took a pic :) bottom gun is an early 12 gauge. It's wearing a factory 26" IC barrel, but I also have a 28" full barrel for it. The top gun is a later production 20 gauge with factory modified barrel.

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