Ithaca Phoenix Over-Under Shotgun

Moderator: ripjack13


.410
Posts: 37
Joined: Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:29 am
PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:58 am
28 gauge wrote:With the dropping of the Ruger Red Label,when the Ithaca Phoenix comes on line, it will be the only 0/U made in the United States.

Just an edit to what I posted earlier.It would seem it will not be the only United States made O/U.I forgot about the A10 and someone else told me that Kolar makes O/U shotguns in the United States. :oops:


Well "affordable" o/u then. At $2500 the Ithaca is not cheap but my understanding is that the Kolar and other US made o/u's are even higher. I hope the Phoenix has no teething problems after launch because it has a chance at becoming a good seller. I think a lot of people will pay a bit more for a US made o/u that is reliable and a good shooter.
User avatar
Vendor
Posts: 967
Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:06 am
Location: Mobile, AL
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:06 am
20gapump wrote:
28 gauge wrote:With the dropping of the Ruger Red Label,when the Ithaca Phoenix comes on line, it will be the only 0/U made in the United States.

Just an edit to what I posted earlier.It would seem it will not be the only United States made O/U.I forgot about the A10 and someone else told me that Kolar makes O/U shotguns in the United States. :oops:


Well "affordable" o/u then. At $2500 the Ithaca is not cheap but my understanding is that the Kolar and other US made o/u's are even higher. I hope the Phoenix has no teething problems after launch because it has a chance at becoming a good seller. I think a lot of people will pay a bit more for a US made o/u that is reliable and a good shooter.



I am going to bet it is going to be a tank. The company is 100% dedicated to delivering any of their products the very best they can be. I can tell you that after being a dealer for them for several years now every last person is 100% committed to delivering the best product possible. That hasn't changed from day one.
--Jim
User avatar
Administrator
Posts: 667
Joined: Tue May 31, 2011 9:19 pm
Location: New York
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:23 pm
I am at SHOT Show now and the Ithaca Phoenix is awesome! I can't wait to pick one up for myself! It has an adjustable rib system so that you can make it fit your sight picture perfectly.

Administrator
Posts: 11
Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2011 2:32 pm
PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:28 pm
The Ithaca Pheonix is incredible!!! gets two thumbs up from me.
User avatar
Administrator
Posts: 667
Joined: Tue May 31, 2011 9:19 pm
Location: New York
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:36 am
Image
Image
Image
Image

These pictures do not represent the finished product but rather a demonstration model.

.270 WIN
Posts: 233
Joined: Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:38 pm
Location: Dayton, OH
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:07 pm
That's not fair!
Now I've got drool all over my keyboard!

What a beauty!
A flash in the pan, a puff of smoke, and a prayer to the great Lord on high...
User avatar
Vendor
Posts: 967
Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:06 am
Location: Mobile, AL
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:14 pm
Nice looking stock, very old school lines and checkering, like the old flues, parkers and winchesters.
--Jim

Copper BB
Posts: 1
Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:57 am
PostPosted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:54 am
Image

I'm holding a standard grade 30 in. bbl. Phoenix, above.
User avatar
Administrator
Posts: 667
Joined: Tue May 31, 2011 9:19 pm
Location: New York
PostPosted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:44 am
Looking good! I didn't realize you were out there too.

Copper BB
Posts: 3
Joined: Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:56 pm
PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:40 pm
Nice looking O\U. Now where did I put that $2500.00 wallet????

.410
Posts: 37
Joined: Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:29 am
PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:49 pm
Dang. I really want one. I better start saving.

Thanks a lot for posting the pictures guys!

.22LR
Posts: 12
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:14 pm
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:35 am
Hello, Everyone,

This is my first post over here at Ithaca Owners, and I just wanted to say I'm really looking forward to the Phoenix! This looks like a gorgeous, simple, solid, quality shotgun, and I can't wait to get ahold of one. I think it'll be great to have a shotgun that can stand up to lots of shooting, is derived from a proven and time-tested design, and is made in America.

Although I'll have to save up for a little while so my wife doesn't kill me in my sleep, I like the price point. From what I understand, the "field grade" version, at somewhere between $2,500 and $3,500, starts the Phoenix in a nice spot not too far above some of your more basic models from, say, Beretta and Browning (and with Ruger out of the market, though, it seems you can't really get into another nice new American O/U for anything close to that). Given the high caliber of Ithaca's other products and customer service, and the reputation of the Knickerbocker design, this new venture is likely to be something special, and I'm happy to wait a little longer and save up a bit more to get one. Thankfully, my wife's been putting money aside for me in a "shotgun fund" for a little while now, so I'm hoping to be fortunate enough to grab one of these beauties early on.

Also, just in case anyone read the same post that I did on another site: I gave Ithaca a call, and they informed me that they're not yet taking orders (the post on the other site suggested they were already selling out of certain grades), but you can put your name on a list to be notified with further information as soon as it becomes available. As far as I know, that's all we can do at the moment.

Anyway - exciting stuff! I'm looking forward to getting a Phoenix and to spending more time on this excellent forum.

Hope all's well.

Sincerely,
SharpshooterWPG
User avatar
Administrator
Posts: 667
Joined: Tue May 31, 2011 9:19 pm
Location: New York
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:07 am
You won't be disappointed with the Ithaca Phoenix! I plan to pick one up as soon as they become available as well. They have the barrels and receivers done but they are finalizing the stocks and forends. Ithaca wants to make sure they are perfect.

.22LR
Posts: 12
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:14 pm
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:57 am
Thanks for the update, DHonovich! That's just what I'd expect from Ithaca!

Do you (or anyone else for that matter) happen to know whether there's any specs/options we'll have to choose before placing an order? I'm aware of grade (from what I understand, there's likely going to be a "field" grade, a middle grade, and a "Sousa" grade, or something along those lines), but will we also have a choice of barrel lengths, ejectors/extractors, anything else? I'd love to know so I can think things over ahead of time and be ready to go when Ithaca starts taking orders.

Hope all's well.

SWPG

.22LR
Posts: 12
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:14 pm
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:56 pm
By the way - saw this picture of the Phoenix action that I think gives a great sense of its strength:

Image
User avatar
Administrator
Posts: 667
Joined: Tue May 31, 2011 9:19 pm
Location: New York
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:23 pm
The quality is second to none.
User avatar
Vendor
Posts: 967
Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:06 am
Location: Mobile, AL
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:34 pm
Joe at Ithaca has promised to let me know when they are ready for sale.
--Jim

.22LR
Posts: 12
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:14 pm
PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:07 am
Ravengunsmith, I have been wanting to take a trip to your shop for some time now to check out your inventory of Ithacas. I'm hoping to make my way out there in the next couple of months. You have a great site, by the way, and you are well spoken of by the Ithaca guys.

Hope all's well.

SWPG
User avatar
Vendor
Posts: 967
Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:06 am
Location: Mobile, AL
PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:25 pm
SharpshooterWPG wrote:Ravengunsmith, I have been wanting to take a trip to your shop for some time now to check out your inventory of Ithacas. I'm hoping to make my way out there in the next couple of months. You have a great site, by the way, and you are well spoken of by the Ithaca guys.

Hope all's well.

SWPG



Aww thanks, sharpshooter, I really appreciate it. Everyone at Ithaca have been so good to me, I can't say anything but the best things about them. They treat me like I was Cabela's and that is no tall tale. I'd gladly give you a tour but you'd be sorely disappointed. I literally operate out of a concrete shed. I'm strictly small time, but if you'd like to go shoot some skeet for 5 stand and try out a phoenix, I'd surely be glad to have you as my guest. And if you are wondering why I would let you try out a phoenix, well that is because the first one I order would be for ME! heh
--Jim
User avatar
Vendor
Posts: 967
Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:06 am
Location: Mobile, AL
PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:28 pm
DHonovich wrote:The quality is second to none.


That I have no doubts about Doc. they have been fine tuning it for two years now and have told me that they are not going to release it for sale until they are 100% satisfied with it. And i keep asking about it every 3-4 months.

$2800 retail might seem steep for a base model but I have a feeling it will have the same quality as an Italian or German model costing 2-3x more.
--Jim

.22LR
Posts: 12
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:14 pm
PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:00 pm
My pleasure, Raven! And thanks for the offer to go shoot. I may just have to take you up on that, but hopefully I can bring my OWN Phoenix along as I'm definitely pushing to get one myself as soon as they start coming off the line!

The Ithaca people just sound like some stand up individuals - focusing on people as well as the product. I'm very happy about the prospect of picking up a nice Phoenix and giving some more business to these folks!

I'm glad to hear what you're saying regarding Ithaca's commitment to putting out a quality product, and I absolutely agree that the Phoenix is on target to be one heckuva gun for a great price compared to even foreign high volume shooting models, let along American models. In fact, I don't think another American O/U even exists in that price range to compete with the Phoenix. It seems like the Phoenix is set to be a fine, American-made, workhorse of a gun of a build quality that will enable it to last for generations. I'm really looking forward to finding out first hand how true that is!
User avatar
Vendor
Posts: 967
Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:06 am
Location: Mobile, AL
PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:36 pm
You're welcome, SS! They are, I can vouch totally for every last person I have ever dealt with, they are all just super, totally super. I know some people might grouse about the price, but I just know it will be an absolute tank and the equal of O/U's costing alot more. I'll probably get mine dressed up some as I will also being using it as a sales aid. I like to go to matches and set up a table. I know I have been asked alot about the Phoenix so I am sure it will generate plenty of buzz.
--Jim

Copper BB
Posts: 1
Joined: Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:50 am
PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:40 pm
any idea on gauges that are available?

.410
Posts: 37
Joined: Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:29 am
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:08 am
josepi wrote:any idea on gauges that are available?


My understanding is that the 12 ga. will be launched first with 20 ga. to follow.
User avatar
Vendor
Posts: 967
Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:06 am
Location: Mobile, AL
PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:30 pm
20gapump wrote:
josepi wrote:any idea on gauges that are available?


My understanding is that the 12 ga. will be launched first with 20 ga. to follow.



That is about it, although I have been close to begging from them to get a 28 gauge out the door.

I was pondering talking to briley about getting some tubes made for customers but I don't know how much call there would be.
--Jim
Next

Return to Ithaca Phoenix Over-Under

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest

cron