Freudianfloyd
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The company I work for recently moved to a new building, and now on my drive I pass a gun store. I have passed it hundreds of times, but today was the first day I ever stopped in. I don't know why I waited so long.
Of all the gun stores I have been too, I have never walked in to a WALL of guns and every one of them is open and can be picked up, handled, you can window shop, etc. They are not behind a counter, they are on a wall like cell phones would be in a store.
They also had a decent selection of used guns, which has been my thing lately. I didn't know what I was going to buy if anything, but I sold some stuff and had money burning a hole in my pocket.
On the used gun rack, they had some nice looking old shotguns, a Sweet 16, lots of 500's, a couple older automatics, and one that I absolutely fell in love with. An Ithaca 37 Featherweight in 12.
I have never owned an Ithaca, and instantly had to have it. The gun looked like it had never been fired but had a few scuffs and marks that look like it was banged around in a closet, but still in great shape. It cycled smoother than any pump gun I have ever held, and it seemed like a great price. However, my excitement turned to disappointment when I noticed it had a Poly-choke firmly attached to the barrel.
I wasn't instantly turned off by it, but it really made me second guess the purchase. So much so, I left and went out to my truck and thought about it for a while, called the only gun expert I know, and then went back in to the store and looked it over more. In the end, I just couldn't bring myself to buy it. That big corn cob just took all the aesthetic out of the glossy gun.
Next to the Ithaca however, was a mint condition Browning BPS Hunter for a really good price. The gun also had the original box and choke tubes. The best part, it was a 20. I have several 12's but only one other pump 20. That combined with them dropping the price sealed the deal, and so I left with the Browning instead.
Now I am at home still thinking about that Ithaca. And thinking I need to pick it up next time I head home that way from work.
What do you guys think of Poly-choke, corn cobs, etc. How much would that kill the deal for you?
Also, what does a really nice Ithaca 37 Featherweight go for these days?
Of all the gun stores I have been too, I have never walked in to a WALL of guns and every one of them is open and can be picked up, handled, you can window shop, etc. They are not behind a counter, they are on a wall like cell phones would be in a store.
They also had a decent selection of used guns, which has been my thing lately. I didn't know what I was going to buy if anything, but I sold some stuff and had money burning a hole in my pocket.
On the used gun rack, they had some nice looking old shotguns, a Sweet 16, lots of 500's, a couple older automatics, and one that I absolutely fell in love with. An Ithaca 37 Featherweight in 12.
I have never owned an Ithaca, and instantly had to have it. The gun looked like it had never been fired but had a few scuffs and marks that look like it was banged around in a closet, but still in great shape. It cycled smoother than any pump gun I have ever held, and it seemed like a great price. However, my excitement turned to disappointment when I noticed it had a Poly-choke firmly attached to the barrel.
I wasn't instantly turned off by it, but it really made me second guess the purchase. So much so, I left and went out to my truck and thought about it for a while, called the only gun expert I know, and then went back in to the store and looked it over more. In the end, I just couldn't bring myself to buy it. That big corn cob just took all the aesthetic out of the glossy gun.
Next to the Ithaca however, was a mint condition Browning BPS Hunter for a really good price. The gun also had the original box and choke tubes. The best part, it was a 20. I have several 12's but only one other pump 20. That combined with them dropping the price sealed the deal, and so I left with the Browning instead.
Now I am at home still thinking about that Ithaca. And thinking I need to pick it up next time I head home that way from work.
What do you guys think of Poly-choke, corn cobs, etc. How much would that kill the deal for you?
Also, what does a really nice Ithaca 37 Featherweight go for these days?