Ithaca 37 Police - should i buy it?

[chorlton]

I've seen an old Ithaca 37 for sale for less than a new Maverick 88. Its supposed to be in good working order but has some cosmetic blemishes - can I go wrong with this?

 

[earlthegoat2]

No,

Better buy it or tell me where it is.

 

[sm]

Buy it.

 

[Fred Fuller]

Surface wear is typical of ex-police shotguns. Most are in good shape mechanically. Sounds as if the price is right- I'd say buy it.

lpl

 

[steveracer]

If there were one like that here in Tidewater, VA, my hand would move to my wallet so fast, you could hear my fingers fly through the air.
Steve

 

[Dave McCracken]

Buy it.....

 

[DougW]

Well, did you buy it?

 

[ishida]

Buy it and give it to me.

 

[chorlton]

A few hours too late
At $200 it wasn't going to last long. Thanks for the info, though!

 

[Fred Fuller]

Sorry to hear you missed it...

lpl

 

[wnycollector]

I have both an ithaca DS Police and a maverick 88. I love the maverick! IMOO its the best sub $200 shotgun out there...but an ithaca it aint

 

[EMC45]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm? Maverick 88 or an Ithaca?

 

[Badger Arms]

It's so obvious it's almost laughable. I'd pick (and have picked) an Ithaca 37 that was encrusted in rust before I'd buy a new Maverick 88. That said, the Maverick 88 is a decent firearm that should give you years of happy service! I actually prefer the Maverick to the Mossberg due to the safety... I don't like a tang safety.

 

[chorlton]

It wasn't so much a straight choice between the two, but a fine gun at a too-good-to-be-true price it's okay, though - win some, lose some.