How much do you think this Ithaca Model 37 Riot Weighs?

[bushmaster1313]

1956 12 gauge Ithaca 37
Barrel cut to 18.5 inches.
Stock cut to 12.5 LOP to end of pad:

6 lbs 2.5 ounces
Could not be more perfect for me.

 

[Milkmaster]

Cool stock job there Bushmaster!

 

[Messenger Guard]

That was one of Ithaca's selling points-weight. I think they were even referred to as featherweights. I' guessing 6-6.5lbs.

 

[jaguarxk120]

My 1957 Gun Digest lists the Ithaca Featherweight as 6 1/2 pounds in 12 gauge.

But thats with a 28 inch barrel and a 14 inch stock, with your barrel and stock shortened a guessamate would be just under 6 pounds.

That should make it very fast handling in close quarters.

 

[303tom]

Weigh it........................

 

[bushmaster1313]

I did.
6 lbs 2.5 ounces, as reported at the bottom of my first post.
I think the walnut of the stock is relatively dense.
And I think the rubber pad adds some weight compared to wood.

 

[barnbwt]

Lookin' good, I'm considering cutting the barrel down on my project gun (feels kinda like a Lahti with the full-length tube at present ). Gonna see how it does at skeet before chopping, though . Adding some weight in the form of a squishy butt pad is a good idea; I can't imagine how hard these featherlights must kick with the factory hard rubber/plastic butts.

TCB

 

[bushmaster1313]

I shoot reduced recoil 00 Buckshot and reduced recoil slugs.
Very manageable recoil, especially the buckshot.

 

[2zulu1]

Best pump I ever carried.