I was born & raised about 55 miles from the Ithaca Gun manufacturing plant so early on I had a desire for the Ithaca guns.
I have owned a bunch of Ithaca guns over the years and still have several.
Back in New York when it was shotgun only west of the susquehanna River I bought a 16 gauge model 37 and had Frank Gabriel down in Binghamton drill & tap the receiver for a scope. I killeda pile of deer with that set up. Still have that gun. It has the rattail fore end.
I bought another model 37 in twelve gauge-full choke 28 inch barrel, rattail forend. That gun sure can throw #00 buckshot. Still have it.
I love the model 66 Super-Singles.
I have three in 20 gauge, one of them has a vent rib. Perfect squirrel/ rabbit/grouse gun.
Then I have three of the model 66 in 410 gauge
Great safe little shotgun to start the kids out on.
The model 49 Ithaca 22lr & 22 magnums are another good little gun.
They were made with cheap materials and I never had any luck with the repeaters. They wore out another were garbage wall hangers.
I took one over to Kurt Stienz over in Bainbridge to get fixed about ten years ago and will never get it back.
Lots of memories with Ithaca guns.
I took my grandson back to New York for the last two weeks of October for two weeks of squirrel hunting and a week of fisher trapping.
He used a twenty gauge model 66 and did really good with the squirrels and we trapped two fishers. Great memories for my grandson and myself.
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