UK 51
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 3:59 pm
Gentlemen of Ithaca!
I have found and purchased a 51. Bought from an auction house, after a brief examination and discovering the dreaded cracked slide I showed the auctioneer and made a very low offer which was accepted. It is a 12g 28" imp cyl choke and feels just great in the hand, not really a featherlight as described though! The Wood has cleaned up a treat and the stock fits me better than any auto I've ever had. Its sort of like an ambidextrous monte carlo stock which is great.
I have been in touch with Les at Diamond Gunsmiths and will shortly be ordering the spring and buffer replacement kit. I am awaiting a reply from a high-tech laser welding company over here regarding the slide repair. Apparently the laser process makes a super strong repair without too much heat transfer across the rest of the material.
So basically I bought a broken gun for next to no money which I love already and can't wait to shoot!
One question for the forum Ithaca-Meisters ! The split ball ended connecting rod is attached to the slide with a cross pin and spring (approximately 1" long) In the parts diagram the spring seems shorter and has a plunger at each end. Is this normal? It seems to work ok but if I need plungers are they available? Maybe a mod 37 safety plunger would work?
I have found and purchased a 51. Bought from an auction house, after a brief examination and discovering the dreaded cracked slide I showed the auctioneer and made a very low offer which was accepted. It is a 12g 28" imp cyl choke and feels just great in the hand, not really a featherlight as described though! The Wood has cleaned up a treat and the stock fits me better than any auto I've ever had. Its sort of like an ambidextrous monte carlo stock which is great.
I have been in touch with Les at Diamond Gunsmiths and will shortly be ordering the spring and buffer replacement kit. I am awaiting a reply from a high-tech laser welding company over here regarding the slide repair. Apparently the laser process makes a super strong repair without too much heat transfer across the rest of the material.
So basically I bought a broken gun for next to no money which I love already and can't wait to shoot!
One question for the forum Ithaca-Meisters ! The split ball ended connecting rod is attached to the slide with a cross pin and spring (approximately 1" long) In the parts diagram the spring seems shorter and has a plunger at each end. Is this normal? It seems to work ok but if I need plungers are they available? Maybe a mod 37 safety plunger would work?