Ithaca 37 Ultra Featherlight
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 Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:47 pm
I have an Ithaca 37 Ultra Featherlight in 20 gauge with a red grip cap from 1980. The cap has a silver quail insert covering where there is usually a screw to fasten it to the grip on my other Model 37's. How do I get this plate off? Does the red quail insert pry off from the plastic plate frame revealing a screw? I want to refinish the stock after repairing a crack and want to take it off to do a neater job of it. I haven't tried prying for fear of chipping it. Help.
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:27 pm
its glued
theres a screw under the red quail that holds the black spacer in place and then they glue the quail insert in |
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:48 pm
Does anyone know if heat will soften the glue or break the bond? Thanks twistedoak, appreciate the first clue.
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:04 am
Heat will break the bond...but watch that you don't destroy that red quail.
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:00 pm
I'll try a hairdryer and poke gingerly. If it works, I will report back.
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:46 am
Hair dryer on high on the golden quail for about 4 minutes, then a sharp thin bladed jack knife point carefully inserted into the joint, stuck into the clear plastic insert edge and pryed. Slowly but surely it broke free revealing the gold/silver sided mirror plate which came out easy and voila, the screw. Thanks for the help.
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 12:36 pm
Good information to have. Thanks.
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Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:04 am
Second that, thanks for the information.
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:04 pm
Glad you got it Tony...
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