Four months from submission to approval.
It started as an Ithaca 37, 1956 vintage. I picked it up for a very fair price with plenty of character.
It promptly went off to Wally at York Arms, where the barrel was shortened to 12.5" (originally planned for 14.5, but some technical issues required another couples inches to go away), all the metal was refinished with black oxide, NFA engraving was done, and a XS BigDot tritium bead was put on.
It came home today.
I'm still planning to sand down the wood and give it an oil and satin-poly finish, and I'm debating fabricating a strap for the pump. But that can wait. This weekend, I'm taking it to the range for testing.
7 comments:
Now that's a pretty serious home defense shotgun. I've always liked the Ithacas because of their clean receivers and bottom ejection. I think you have a winner there.
Just don't let your hand slip off the fore-end and go in front of the muzzle. Ain't no future in that . . . I'd suggest some form of stop at the front of the fore-end to prevent issues.
A very valid point, Peter, and one I've already been considering. I suspect a good web loop on the fore-end will do the job nicely; I just need to find some sturdy cotton/canvas web and fabricate the loop, then attach it. Something like this. (A shotgun that I have actually had the opportunity to fire, and it's a fine one!)
Super nice! Congratulations, I'm going to get one myself, someday.
Looking forward to the AAR.
Build the strap. With it that short, slip once and you will spend the rest of life withing you had put a strap on it.
Here's one from a Kel-tec bullpup, but the idea is similar:
Keltec Bullpup Hand Slip
ASM: stopped at the local Tandy Leather store and picked up the necessary materials to do it this past weekend. I'm now gathering my courage to start cutting on the fore-end.
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