Here's my Ithaca hunting system and my favorite M-37. It's a Magnum Model made in 1981, came with a 30" ribbed full choke barrel. I don't hunt waterfoul or turkey so I ordered a 26"vent rib barrel with the choke tubes for upland game hunting. Personally I much prefer the shorter barrel and use the modified and improved cylinder chokes most. If I hunted turkey, I would use the same 26" barrel but with the full choke tube. If I were to take up trap shooting and waterfoul hunting, the 30" full choke barrel would be my choice.
Below the gun are my two Deer Slayer barrels, both 20", one is rifled for solid projectiles, the other smooth bore for anti-personell use, (you may call it home defence if you like) with buck&ball loads.
The photo should give you a good idea on barrel lenghs with a M-37. Choose what suits your needs, I did and ended up with four barrels!
Deer Rifled Barrel vs Trukey Barrel.
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Great info guys, thanks.
Ok a little bit more info. Around here in PA I would be hunting in some wooded areas for Turkey and Deer, plus walking our corn fields and such for pheasant, but if the chance arose I would love to go for Duck. Now hunting in North Dakota from what I observed when I was out there a few years ago is wide open plains and “Bad Lands” which is kinda like soft dirt canyons. After all of the info posted I think I am going to be a realist (I hate when I do this) and purchase the standard wood as I must admit, I use my weapons as tools, while I care for them and keep them in grand order I have to admit that when I scratched my 30.06 Voere on a branch I was pissed, now it was nice, but not as nice as any AA or AAA stocked weapon so I cant imagine how my heart would sink if I ordered the AA or AAA stocks and scratched them. So with that said I think that the money I will save on the AA or AAA wood I will put towards one or two more barrels, the smooth bore 20 inch and or the 26 inch barrel. Now I just have to find a case to protect this set up with. Thanks again for all the advice, photos and for sharing your knowledge. I will post photos of my weapon when it arrives. Thanks again Rick Post Script: Im sure I will be back when I am trying to figure out which loads to do what with, but that’s a topic for a different day. Thanks again. Last edited by rickm1981 on Sun Apr 21, 2013 6:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Well Rick, one thing's for sure and certian, choosing a Ithaca '37...You're not gonna go wrong no matter what barrels you choose!
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I can't blame you there. The "AAA" wood is beautiful and I would have a cow as well if I ever scratched one up.
--Jim
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Remember if you are buying extra barrels (used) that you only buy barrels from a gun that has a serial 855,000 or higher. Any before that serial were fitted to the gun and not interchangable. If you see a serial number on the barrel then it is most likely an early (not interchangabe) barrel. There are a few early barrels for sale and it would be a total waste of money. From sometime in 1963 up to and including currantly made 37s all the barrels are interchangable. Good luck Donald.
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@Krag96, Is your Ithaca a featherlite? do you mind if I copy your photo and show it to the dealer I’m dealing with? @ Jim, I hear ya, my Voere was a great rifle, the wood was beautiful, I scratched it and my heart just sunk. On the way back home from deer camp I headed straight to my gunsmith and dropped it off to have it redone.
@Donald, that’s for the info on the barrels, I would have been clueless and definitely bought one if I came across one just to find out that it didn’t fit. THE WOULD HAVE SUCKED. LOL. |
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Yes, mine is an M-37 Feather Light Magnum Model, (they had a special Magnum Model before they made them all with a 3" chamber). You may use my photograph if you like. A new Feather Light will be made for 3" shells and most likely come with a barrel suitable for interchangeable chokes. The new M-37's are probably better than the older ones.
Why not call Zak Amert at Ithaca and talk to him about what you want, 1-419-294-4113. The folks at Ithaca will be more than happy to assist you with any custom features you may want on your new M-37. |
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Thanks, I have been emailing back and forth with Peggy and Joe at Ithaca, Joe and I spoke on the phone once, so far.
But I wanted to get some advice from people who use their weapons. And I made a good choice in posting here. The advice I have received from everyone is outstanding for a person like myself who has never used a shotgun for anything but home defense. I believe I have the "Package" I want narrowed down, now its just a matter of hearing back from Joe at Ithaca, ordering the Featherlite "Package" I want, and then getting through some medical stuff so that I can get back into the fields. After that, its get my butt out to North Dakota where they are number one in Jobs and number one in Personal Freedoms. |
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My Deerslayer has a smooth bore. If you go that route, try a box of several different Foster type slugs. Slug guns have favorites. No rhyme or reason to it,, but each has a definate preference. A previous LAPD riot gun loved Federal 1 oz. This one loves Federal Tru-ball 1 oz slugs. Mine will shoot 3" group at 100 yards. That is much longer than I plan to shoot but it is nice to know that you can do the job at such range.
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