My new handgun, uh Shotgun

[Badger Arms]

Well, it's new to me. Made in 1938, this beauty has seen better and worse days. Barrel is not original, trigger group is not original, finish is certainly not original, Ithaca factory plastic foregrip with Pachmeyr PG. To be sure, it's the best I think I wanted to do with the gun. Some resale value, some 'cool factor' for the range-ninjas that walk up behind you and go, "Cool gun, can I shoot it?" My reply will be, "Sure", and I'll provide them with the high-brass ammo to do it with.

Here's the thread where I tried to sell it: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=260832

A before picture:

And what it looks like now:

So, I painted it when I was new to Gun Kote. Lesson learned, heat the part to 120 degrees before you paint. The barrel was painted when it was hot, the receiver and other parts when it was cold. It glossed out. That mottled look on the receiver is pitting. Functions nice and it's really light. I had another Ithaca set up this way with a Bead sight. I figured I'd put that one in a stock and I'm happier with this gun now. Thanks for looking.

 

[P.B.Walsh]

Nice refinsing job.

 

[Schofield3]

Came out nice, ready for another 50+ yrs. of service!

 

[Pun1sher]

damn, that came out real nice!

 

[Leadhead]

Nice work!
Did you clean up the wood as well?
That original foreend looks nice...

 

[Badger Arms]

The forend is split across the top where it doesn't show. The buttstock has a few chunks missing. Not really worth restoring.

 

[RandKL]

Badge, if you want to cover the pitting on the receiver, simply lay the receiver, as is, onto some 220 sandpaper layed on a pane of glass and sand the Gun Kote back down to the metal so the current Gun Kote is only filling the pitting. Respray the pitting again and rebake it. If there's any pitting still showing, do it again. The layers of Gun Kote will fill the pitting on each step and the next layer will be far smoother.

richard

 

[Badger Arms]

Thanks for the advice. I considered filling it another way, with devcon, but decided against it. For as much as this thing is worth, it's a tool to me. Might try that with other projects I have coming up though.

 

[Stevepwns]

is this model 37? I have a model 37 Id like to do the same thing to but cant find any tactical stocks or pistol grips anywhere for it.

 

[Badger Arms]

Choate is the only one I know that makes them. Knoxx made at least one model for Ithaca but it only showed up on a factory gun. If you want a sidesaddle, I've got two of them for sale... just haven't posted them on the board.

See Ithaca Tactical SRT writeup: http://www.gunblast.com/Ithaca-TacticalSRT.htm

See previous thread:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=225438

 

[Badger Arms]

Li'l hitch in the fun. I was cycling proving rounds through the action. Worked fine. Then I checked the timing. If I worked the action slowly, the left shell latch ALMOST disengaged. Turns out that a 1938 vintage Ithaca has an carrier a little longer than modern guns and it was striking the Pachmeyr grip housing. The plastic gave enough to let the shells cycle when worked with authority, but not slowly. It was about 1/8" short-cycling. I removed plastic with a dremmel and the now everything is good under the sun.

On another note, them full-weight aluminum dummy rounds hurt when enected at 90mph into my toe.

 

[AcceptableUserName]

Looks like an Ithaca Stakeout...the one Hicks pulled out of his scabbard in Aliens to be exact....I guess it more or less is...

 

[DeepSouth]

I'll bet that has SLIGHT recoil!!!!!!