I just purchased from my neighbor an Ithaca Super Single M66 single shot shotgun. The piece is in 9 plus condition. It is a 12 ga. With a 3 inch chamber I paid 80.00 for it. Does anyone have any expierence with this thing. The only thing that I could see is that I bet it has a pretty good kick to it.
Ithaca lever action shotgun
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Hunterdad
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That's a good deal. They're a pretty cool gun. My cousin uses one on deer.
Old judge creek
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Oh, yeah... I remember those from the late 50s and early 60s. By the time I could afford to add one to my battery, they were long gone.
Congratulations! I'm jealous.
Congratulations! I'm jealous.
kcshooter
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Please refrain from posts about awesome guns that you purchased for next to nothing.
This never happens to me.
This never happens to me.
TurtlePhish
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Pics?
horsemen61
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Nice find
Virginian
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First time I ever heard that gun described as awesome. It was a gimmick that didn't sell well.
kcshooter
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So? It's a lever action shotgun, and in my book, that's just cool.
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When this was made, every TV show had cowboys in them. The lever action was to cash in on that.
Be that as it may, there's lots of happy 66 owners out there. One long time hunting buddy used one in 20 gauge for deer. Took a truck load with that and Brenekkes.
'Nother bud took a 12 gauge 66 to the Dakotas one fall as a backup/loaner on a pheasant phoray. Limited with it a couple days when his primary got tempermental.
IMO, $80 for one in good condition is a deal.......
Be that as it may, there's lots of happy 66 owners out there. One long time hunting buddy used one in 20 gauge for deer. Took a truck load with that and Brenekkes.
'Nother bud took a 12 gauge 66 to the Dakotas one fall as a backup/loaner on a pheasant phoray. Limited with it a couple days when his primary got tempermental.
IMO, $80 for one in good condition is a deal.......
Tom Held
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first shotgun
I bought one in 20 gauge for my son when he was 10 years old. I was with him when he shot his first canada goose, ringneck duck, and fox squirrel. Now it's his son's who is 10 years old this year. Still a neat little gun.
I bought one in 20 gauge for my son when he was 10 years old. I was with him when he shot his first canada goose, ringneck duck, and fox squirrel. Now it's his son's who is 10 years old this year. Still a neat little gun.
Virginian
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I have no issue with neat, cool, or any of that, but "awesome" was just a bit over the top for me.
Sheepdog1968
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Some of us would love to see a photo.
MCgunner
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A buddy of mine had one in high school late 60s. Neat lookin' with the lever.
kcshooter
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Plethora of those in NY?
At $60 you should buy them all and triple your money or better on any auction site.
At $60 you should buy them all and triple your money or better on any auction site.
Deltaboy1984
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I got one for my 6th birthday in 410. I killed my first squirrels and rabbits with it. Later it served as the back door gun for all sorts of farm pest. I have killed stray dogs and yotes using 410 3 inch buck or rifled slugs. It rest in my gun case and has not be fired in about 20 years since I moved from the Delta to Texas. I pull it out and swap the barrel and wipe it down once a year.
They are solid single shots and tough as nails. You got a great buy.
They are solid single shots and tough as nails. You got a great buy.
You caught me, KC. I always respond to the posters who claim strange numbers. I'm sorry, I wasn't being completely honest. The last time I got one of these Model 37's the guy paid ME $30 to take it. He also had a Citori, almost new, for $200. But I would have had to pay him for that one. Seemed a little high.
kcshooter
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Yeah, I'm gonna try to stop bothering to, myself.
Ithaca single shot "saddle shotgun"
I realize this is an old thread but here goes anyway. I also have one of these in 12 gauge in very good condition - don't think a full box of shells has been shot from it. I got it from my father-in-law who picked it up in a sporting goods shop somewhere in Nebraska years ago while on a pheasant hunting trip and his Remington 870 crapped out on him the first day. Anyway, aside from being a good beginners gun and a cool back-up, it was originally designed for a specific purpose: As a saddle gun. Yep, a shotgun that would fit nicely in a saddle holster designed to hold a lever action Marlin or Winchester lever action rifle. I don't know if it ever caught on with ranchers, but it makes sense in a way as a shotgun would be far more effective against rattle snakes than a rifle when your out mending fences!
I realize this is an old thread but here goes anyway. I also have one of these in 12 gauge in very good condition - don't think a full box of shells has been shot from it. I got it from my father-in-law who picked it up in a sporting goods shop somewhere in Nebraska years ago while on a pheasant hunting trip and his Remington 870 crapped out on him the first day. Anyway, aside from being a good beginners gun and a cool back-up, it was originally designed for a specific purpose: As a saddle gun. Yep, a shotgun that would fit nicely in a saddle holster designed to hold a lever action Marlin or Winchester lever action rifle. I don't know if it ever caught on with ranchers, but it makes sense in a way as a shotgun would be far more effective against rattle snakes than a rifle when your out mending fences!
Virginian
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Unless you have a Hollywood horse with cotton stuffed in it's ears, I would advise getting off the horse and bashing any snakes with a stick.
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No kidding.
I was watching an old John Wayne movie yesterday.
In one of the scenes, old John fires his revolver twice from horseback and just about got thrown.
And those were no doubt low powered blanks he was shooting.
For those unfamiliar with the Ithaca, here's a picture borrowed from
http://www.gunauction.com/buy/11066...a-model-66-super-single-lever-action-12-gauge
I was watching an old John Wayne movie yesterday.
In one of the scenes, old John fires his revolver twice from horseback and just about got thrown.
And those were no doubt low powered blanks he was shooting.
For those unfamiliar with the Ithaca, here's a picture borrowed from
http://www.gunauction.com/buy/11066...a-model-66-super-single-lever-action-12-gauge
USAF_Vet
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Calling it a lever action is a bit of a misnomer. The lever only serves to unlock the breach so the barrel can be hinged open. The shooter still needs to manually cock the hammer. Its a gimmick, and a potentially painful one at that. Neat and nostalgic, but would still be in production if it were successful.
They go for about $150 in my area, +/- $50.
If I wanted a lever action shotgun, which I kinda do, it'd be the Norinco clone of the Winchester 1887.
They go for about $150 in my area, +/- $50.
If I wanted a lever action shotgun, which I kinda do, it'd be the Norinco clone of the Winchester 1887.
TomADC
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Used to hunt dove with a guy that owned one, he took his fair share of them with it, used to shoot trap with it also.
CaptainChaos
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It might be an idea to take a look at the Chiappa, as well:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ym5svemcFLc
Twice the price but *great* fun to shoot and pretty (for a given value of "pretty") as well.
Regards,
Mark.
tactikel
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Boyhood hunting buddy got one for a first shotgun in 20ga. Was reliable, but the "lever" made it a bit unwieldy when hunting with gloves. He took a bunch of Pheasants with it.
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