Ithaca 37 questions

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I took my 37 out and put 10 or so rounds through it and I must say what a fine gun. Even though its lighter than my a390st it still has less recoil I believe. I wish it had a Mod barrel but I am very thankful it was handed down to me. It will belong to my son or daughter some day.
Robert
 
The Ithaca 37 does have a different recoil, but not what you'd expect from a light gun. It's more of a firm shove than a harsh slam. It may have to do with the balance and fit of the gun, but it feels very solid, comfortable and connected to me.... more like the difference in road feel between an '80s Mercedes and an '80s Chevrolet. To me, the M37 even sounds different than others when it's fired..... "crisp" comes to mind.

Frank
 
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Don't know when my first one was built, my Dad gave it to me when I was 12, a 12 gauge model 37 well used then. I've owned 3 since then and last year I pulled out the old no blueing left, been beat to hell since age 12 to 50 gun and damn, it still works and works well, I belive I'll just leave it as is and give it to my grandson.
 
Nickel Defense Model 37 pistol grip

Ok, So I have searched quite a bit and have read though the pages here. It looks like one guy said he had a nickel 37, but I cant seem to find pictures anywhere.

Here is my newly acquired model 37, nickel(i think), pistol grip.
I would believe the pistol grip is stock since it says MOD. 37 on it.

also the barrel is 19.5 inches from start to end. Not sure if that is how it is measured.

How Rare is this Model?
I think it is 1981 from the serial. 37172214XX

To me this is one bad ass looking shotgun!!

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Amount of stuff on this forum always surprises me.
Every time I check things here it seems there's another great thread of information.
Now, I find one dedicated to my favorite shotgun :)
 
Here is my newly acquired model 37, nickel(i think), pistol grip.
I would believe the pistol grip is stock since it says MOD. 37 on it.

also the barrel is 19.5 inches from start to end. Not sure if that is how it is measured.

How Rare is this Model?
I think it is 1981 from the serial. 37172214XX
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Your gun is a 1981 version, and is hard-chromed from the factory. That's also a factory pistol grip, and if the gun was originally configured in that manner, it would have been called a "M&P Hand Grip". There was also a parkerized version in this same 20" bbl length, and a parked 18" version with the 4-shot mag tube.

Rare? Well, certainly not too common, that's for sure. Looks like it's in excellent shape to, so it was probably never used "on duty".
 
"Ok, So I have searched quite a bit and have read though the pages here. It looks like one guy said he had a nickel 37, but I cant seem to find pictures anywhere."
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That may have been me. I now have two. One I have put on a standard stock and use for a home defense gun. It is about 90% condition. The second is as it came from the
factory, about 98% condition.

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pictures of my two ithaca model 37,s,a 37 in 12ga with a 28 mod choke vent rib barrel. and a 12ga three inch mag with a 26 inch improved choke vent rib barrel. both in very good condition with ex bores i would like to know when the model 37,s were made, the 12ga three mag,s serial number is, mag-371763410 and the 12ga 37 in 23/4 serial number is 371160989. thanks eastbank.
 

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Important Question Enclosed.

Will the trigger group out of an old Ithaca 37 fit in the receiver of a new Ithaca 37? Will the gun function? Are the dimensions the same between one made in the 1950's and one made in 2011?
 
I'm looking at a 37 to buy, but don't know much about it. Has a heat shield/bayo lug, but no indicators of being a military gun...perhaps police? Barrel is marked full, and it had a bead on it. Serial is 8769XX. Well worn, very little bluing left, but that doesn't bother me. Any idea of a fair price? Thanks!!
 
I picked up an Ithaca 37 police model built in 1969 the other day. $250. I'm happy. It's my first 37. I have all the others, the 870, the 500 and 590, the Nova, a couple doubles. But this 37 feels real nice. I don't have a BPS. That's the next purchase.
 
Yesterday I was sorely tempted by a pair of Browning BPS 16s at the local Gander Mountain, before I realized that their sale price was more than what my local independent shop had quoted to special order one. So I went to the indie shop and there in the rack was a M37 16 with the old corn cob fore-end that looked like it had just been unpacked from the factory, at just over half the price of the Browning. I resisted, but mentioned it in passing to my bride, who called the shop while I was at work and had them set it aside as my anniversary present. 30 years this Sunday. I think I'll keep her.

Now, the wood on the Brownings was just flat-out gorgeous and they come with interchangeable chokes and are rated for steel, etc, etc., but the Ithaca just felt right and I already use Bismuth and Classic Doubles in my LC Smith. Pictures will follow.
 
My 1957 16 gauge Featherweight with mod choke is an amazing shotgun. I haven't weighed it, but I think it is the lightest shotgun that I own, and I own a dozen. The gun has its center of gravity well forward, and while very light it swings well.

The gun feels as much like a fine English double as any non-double American gun that I have ever held. Mine is a pawn shop find, very nearly mint. Red plastic bead.

I have a slew of Model 12s, and I like them, but for sheer hunting ease and fast function, well; it's the Ithaca Model 37 Featherweight. People who really know pump shotguns always considered the model 37 as either the best made or if not the very best, then close to it.
 
I have a 37 deerslayer with the featherlight barrel and I love shooting the thing. The first time I when skeet shooting I scored 20 out of 25 with it and will never let that gun go.
 
I have more Ithaca 37s than I want to think about, I love them, and I do not use that term loosly. My other shotguns are nice and many are more expensive but I always go for a 37.
 
Model 37's are like the secret restaurant that only locals partronize. Not fancy, but deliver the goods. Generally old 37's aren't expensive. The uninformed don't like them. But we who shoot them know.

Ithaca came back into business to make them again and they do. Very nice looking guns. Also quite expensive. They'll take a big bite out of a grand. I don't know how the new guns stack up against the old, but I'd buy a nice old one before I'd buy a new.

I have two 37's. One a 12 that I had threaded for choke tubes. It was a full and since I didn't want to shoot steel through it I figured I'd afix the adjustible chokes for variety of uses. My 16 is modified; perfect.

37's are smooth as glass, light as a feather, have perfect balance, shuck their shells at your feet and point as well as a Win model 12. Can't beat'em.
 
Looking for year

Ithica Featherlight Patent # 1849992 Mod. 37 2 3/4 MOD. Serial # 2.
Does anyone know the year it was made and how many were made that year?
 
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