![]() All I had to do was put that beer can on top of the old front sight of the Ithaca and slide that slug up through the dirt underneath the can which would launch the can up in the air about 6 feet. Set the beer can up at the base of a dirt mound that was the range backstop. A couple of the mouthier guys said you're on! The bet was, I could knock down a beer can at that distance with the Ithaca. That started the laughing and Bull comments and then the bets. I walked back about 10 yards farther than where everybody else had been shooting and they asked "What are you doing?" I said well, the gun is sighted in for a 100 yards so I need to get back a few steps. They all looked at me like I was stupid but said with a smirk, sure go ahead. I got the Ithaca out and asked them if they minded if I checked out the old "shotgun". This is a collector condition and very hard to find Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight 12 Gauge Magnum It has a Vent Rib 28in Modified barrel and if fired not more than a few shells. One year a bunch of guys were shooting and I decided to have some fun. Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. There was a range at the camp area and on Sunday a lot of guys would be checking out the rifles. There was a cluster of about 5 camps back then. ![]() We used to rent a camp right near Mill Creek outside of Ridgway. I used to take it with me as a backup gun back in the early 60's to Elk county. Whatever the intention, in my heyday, that Deerslayer was a deer killing machine at some amazing distances. Better velocity and no "slug rattle" going down the barrel. The theory being a tighter gas seal for the slug. 010 inches tighter than standard cylinder bore. Many might not know that Ithaca bored the 12 guage. I do know it has a very crisp trigger with no creep.Īnyhow, that old smoothbore Deerslayer was incredibly accurate with plain old Foster type slugs. Gun was also rumored to have a lighter trigger pull than a standard Model 37 but I never confirmed it. For a short period of time back then, the Super Deluxe Deerslayer came with a rubber recoil pad, Williams Peep Sight, interchangeable Ithaca RayBar front blade in both smoke black and fluorescent, and a leather sling. BTW, I have a Model 37 Super Deluxe Deerslayer that I bought new in 1963.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |