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Why not buy a real, American made Ithaca shotgun, and stop giving the Chinese your money?
mosinmaster
CGN frequent flyer
Check out the Ithaca defense guns. They are pretty reasonable considering the quality and customer service Ithaca Gun offers. Get the real deal, it's totally worth it. Or buy a used Featherlight and chop the barrel down.
The Chinese ones are not as smooth, which is the whole point of an Ithaca. And there are some QC problems that you can find on Youtube. Regardless, an imitation of a great design is still a good shotgun.
The Chinese ones are not as smooth, which is the whole point of an Ithaca. And there are some QC problems that you can find on Youtube. Regardless, an imitation of a great design is still a good shotgun.
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- Niagara Region, Ontario. For now
The trigger out of the box is the single heaviest trigger pull I have ever felt, and you and I know I have pulled the triggers on a lot of guns.
I can only compare it to my TT33 and would estimate it at closer to 15 pounds!
That's the only real complaint other than the finish being pretty thin and prone to wear. I am considering armacoat/duracoating the whole thing in the future.
The rear sight is also a little rough with some machining marks, but all around it is very well built. Nice and solid with all steel parts. Works reliably as well.
The bottom eject takes some getting used to as well, but that is just the design.
Now back to that trigger. It is a super easy design, and the trigger pull is heavy because there is no sear, and the trigger connects directly to the hammer, having to push through the hammer hook, and out of the way in order to release the hammer. It is really easy to take apart though, and I have polished the hammer and trigger surfaces that make contact, as well as chopped the mainspring taking off 1 coil so far. This has made a big improvement. I think I can take off another coil, but want to get out and test reliability first.
I plan on posting a tutorial with pics for the trigger work eventually.
Hope this helps
I can only compare it to my TT33 and would estimate it at closer to 15 pounds!
That's the only real complaint other than the finish being pretty thin and prone to wear. I am considering armacoat/duracoating the whole thing in the future.
The rear sight is also a little rough with some machining marks, but all around it is very well built. Nice and solid with all steel parts. Works reliably as well.
The bottom eject takes some getting used to as well, but that is just the design.
Now back to that trigger. It is a super easy design, and the trigger pull is heavy because there is no sear, and the trigger connects directly to the hammer, having to push through the hammer hook, and out of the way in order to release the hammer. It is really easy to take apart though, and I have polished the hammer and trigger surfaces that make contact, as well as chopped the mainspring taking off 1 coil so far. This has made a big improvement. I think I can take off another coil, but want to get out and test reliability first.
I plan on posting a tutorial with pics for the trigger work eventually.
Hope this helps
sendmorebrains
Regular
NO way.
If they did I would pick one up in a flash.
Thats why I got a Ithaca M37 collecting dust in the safe.
Mind u I wonder how hard would it be to make it slam fire ?
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