Shear_stress
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Lately I've been battling a cruel and debilitating addiction to pump action police-style shotguns. Today I tried to wean myself off of Remingtons with what I thought was an Ithaca Model 37 Deerslayer Police Special. It has a 20" barrel, "corncob" forestock, rifle sights and parkerized finish without the hunting scene engraved on the receiver. My first shotgun was a Model 37 and I have fond memories of the stock sucker punching me in the cheekbone every time I fired it. Being a slow learner, I decided I needed another one.
When I got the shotgun home I was surprised to realize that it is not a Ithaca Model 37 DS Police Special. In fact, it is an Ithaca Model 87 DS Police Special. Until today I had never heard of an M-87. Turns out it is exactly the same as the Model 37, only named for the year that the Ithaca Acquisition Corp resumed production after the original company had one of its many flirtations with bankruptcy.
Opinions of the 87 seem to be all over the place and I have considered returning the gun. However, I can't seem to find anything to fault about it. Like my older 37 quality seems great and the action is incredibly smooth and fast. The store I bought it at even let me test fire it. No sucker punch! Might have to hold onto this one.
When I got the shotgun home I was surprised to realize that it is not a Ithaca Model 37 DS Police Special. In fact, it is an Ithaca Model 87 DS Police Special. Until today I had never heard of an M-87. Turns out it is exactly the same as the Model 37, only named for the year that the Ithaca Acquisition Corp resumed production after the original company had one of its many flirtations with bankruptcy.
Opinions of the 87 seem to be all over the place and I have considered returning the gun. However, I can't seem to find anything to fault about it. Like my older 37 quality seems great and the action is incredibly smooth and fast. The store I bought it at even let me test fire it. No sucker punch! Might have to hold onto this one.
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