kenbro
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Mine’s a 20 gauge and seldom get used anymore but it has been ultra reliable for donkey years.Oooh, Model 12? I have one of those...
Over 100 years old.
Ken.
Ps. I like the takedown feature on M12s.
Mine’s a 20 gauge and seldom get used anymore but it has been ultra reliable for donkey years.Oooh, Model 12? I have one of those...
handy in a pigeon hide. I use it for clays, pigeons and the odd walked up day. It’s over 50 yrs old and closes like a safe and throws empties three yards away like a new gun.Me too!Ps. I like the takedown feature on M12s.
Smooth as butter I bet.Mine’s a 20 gauge and seldom get used anymore but it has been ultra reliable for donkey years.
Over 100 years old.
Ken.
Ps. I like the takedown feature on M12s.
I like the sound of that, but silly question, how can a number 2 be built on a 53 action, when they are totally different? Would it not be a 20 bore 53? Can you post I picture?AYA no 2, 20 bore made on a 53 action in the early 1980s, oil finished stock by me, reblued by Elderkins.
Sounds nice, side clips too?Away at moment but that's what ASI told me, has the secret bite under the ejectors, otherwise as per No 2.
I really like the M37's . I had a Deer Slayer many years ago when I used to guide . Unfortunately I had to sell it off when the economy collapsed in 82 . I haven't seen one since . I do still have my old 2 3/4 " 870 Wingmaster , that one goes in the ground with me , an absolutely reliable old thing .For me, there is nothing like the feel and clickety clack sound of running cartridges through a slick pump action to let me know I'm into some exciting shooting. I have some 20, 16, and 12 gauge, older Remington Wingmaster and Ithaca M37 shotguns. Earliest Wingmaster, a 1951 production was my dad's, and a 12 gauge Ithaca was made in my birth year, 1947. Foolishly got rid of one old Wingmaster in order to buy a newer one with a 3 inch chamber, after falling for the story that the old 2 3/4 shells using steel shot would not kill geese or even large ducks. The Ithaca 16 gauge is a fast shooting, nice light carry, with plenty of punch for upland ... find them just too difficult to resist, so have a trio at the moment.
Definitely have thought about a nice hammer gun as well for upland, but there has been an opinion expressed in this household that it is time for me to stop buying, and start downsizing.
Not to get too technical , but I find the 37's a bit more pointy than the BPS . That being said , the Browning is far more comfortable to shoot extended sessions or heavy loads through . The Ithacas are great to carry , but will pound you a lot more with heavy loads . There are no free lunches .Always fancied a 37 to do a comparison with the BPS
oh cool. How do you find it swings?Current favourite is a newly acquired browning bps 10 bore that I home load for