16 Gauge?

If you get it and you have a 12 gauge too, make sure to not mix them up, because they look very similar!!
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I fully support making sure ! [and not picking an internet fight :) ] You make a very good point about shotgun shells, well any cartridges that look similar.

If you are going to mix up 2 shell gauges, at least the 16 and 12 mixup won't possibly cost you your fingers or hand. I just tried sticking a 16ga shell into one of my 12ga Ithaca barrels and it hangs up. It stops with the rim about 1/2" into the chamber. Too far to fire, not far enough to let another shell chamber.

They definitely won't slide down into the barrel like a 20ga will.

I will need to check the other 12ga barrels I have here at the house.

My dentist shoots sporting clays and he tells the story of the guy that dropped a 20ga into a 12ga. I think he said he lost most of his fingers or his hand. They were at a sporting clays competition and in the heat of the moment he must of thought he didn't drop a shell in and when he did then 20ga caused a bore obstruction.

While I have Remington 16's, I like Federals simply because they are purple in color. If you stay within one brand (if possible) it is easy to get used to the color coordination.

Of course, I do a lot of double checking if I want to be sure, but I know for an iron clad fact, I don't have any purple 12ga shells and since my wife goes hunting with me (she uses a 20ga) the visual helps ensure we don't have a mixup.

Now I am going to have to check how a 20ga goes into a 16ga barrel.
 
I have a 16ga. youth model rem 870 , 24" barrel that i use as a truck /defense gun , have federal buckshot shells and slugs for it along with bird shot for muliti uses .
 
sixteen is more ecomical

Not because of the shell price, but because your hunting buddies with 12 or 20 gauges won't be stealing your shells.
 
The people that don't like the 16 gauge guns, many of whom have never shot a proper 16 gauge shotgun.

The Winchester Model 12 and the Ithaca Model 37 have frames scaled to the gauge. The Remington 870 16 gauge is built on a 12 gauge frame.

Some of the imported guns, doubles/O/U's are built on a scaled frame and are a joy to shoot and hunt with.
 
I have a model 37 that almost looks like it just came out of the box. I'm guessing it had very little use, was cleaned properly and spent most of the 40 years before I bought it in somebody's closet or gun cabinet. Plain stock in cherry condition and you could barely tell that it had miniscule spots in the bore. After a couple of boxes of #6 shot and a good scrubbing with a new bore brush it is spotless.
 
I have a model 37 that almost looks like it just came out of the box. I'm guessing it had very little use, was cleaned properly and spent most of the 40 years before I bought it in somebody's closet or gun cabinet. Plain stock in cherry condition and you could barely tell that it had miniscule spots in the bore. After a couple of boxes of #6 shot and a good scrubbing with a new bore brush it is spotless.
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And is it for sale ? To me ? For $49.95, 90 days same as cash ? :D:):rolleyes:

Sounds like a nice gun, I am assuming that it is a 16ga ? Regardless, as an Ithaca owner, why don't you join

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/index.php there is a section devoted to Ithacas, in fact June 26th of this year there is an open house at the Ithaca plant here in Ohio. There are details on a sticky in the Ithaca forum

and

http://www.ithacaowners.com/index.php?sid=d8ab9b6af2bcf32ea30d9022a3554f80

and if a 16ga

http://www.16ga.com/forum/

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And is it for sale ? To me ? For $49.95, 90 days same as cash ?

Sounds like a nice gun, I am assuming that it is a 16ga ? Regardless, as an Ithaca owner, why don't you join
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Winchester model 37 16 gauge and add another $200 to your $49 number. I have paid $50 for older single shot shotguns but you are a few years late for this one. They stopped making them in 1963. Before the crazy prices started this would have been a 150 dollar gun but it's cherry condition and competition for it drove prices up. At least ammo for it is still somewhat reasonable.
 
Winchester model 37 16 gauge
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Ah, sorry I assumed Ithaca Model 37, 2 different camps, same old school craftsmanship and handling qualities. The prior post to yours mentioned Ithaca Model 37 and I thought you were saying you had one also.

Both nice guns and yes you are still fortunate, even if it is not an Ithaca :)

I am not really interested in buying it, you know.

Still, why not join the take part in the 16ga forums and shotgunworld has a 16ga section also.

Walmart stocks 16's. Usually Federals or Remingtons. I have not had any issues finding shells.

Buy the way there is a mid-50's, new in box Ithaca 37 16ga out on Gunsamerica.
 
For those of you shooters where price is no object, in the latest issue of Shooting Sportsman they have a writeup on a new Fausti O/U. It's called the Venetian, the largest gauge is 16 and the frame's are scaled to gauge. Nicely engraved.
 
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