Ithaca 37 Buying Question

[Freds484]

Pump fire ( slam fire )


Ithaca 37s and Winchester Model 12s are made to be pump fired.
That is why Military, Prison Guards and Law Enforcement always wanted these shotgun.
I do not know who invented the Winchester Model 12.
John Browning designed the Ithaca Model 37 if you look up your history before the patent was sold.
The gun was designed to fire that way.
Ithaca took that off their shotguns in 1975 I guess the people at Ithaca in 1975 thought they were smarter than John Browning who designed that shotgun.
I have 3 Ithaca model 37s one 12 gauge made in 1947 that my uncle left me in great condition and two that I bought new in 1967 one in 12 gauge one in 20 gauge.
All of them have had thousands of rounds out of them all look and work great.
All have been slam fired plenty with no problems at all.
Fred

 

[splatman]

It was many years ago when I had my Ithaca. No doubt that this is a nimble
and well built firearm. Its just not for me, because as a hunter I tend to grip
the firearm firmly with the trigger depressed when jacking in another round.
Once a new round is chambered I release the trigger, line the shot up and
squeeze the next shot off. That is the way I have been programmed to shoot...
kinda like permanent muscle memory. Operating a shotgun in this manner is
completely automatic for me and I don't have to think about it. When I started hunting with my Ithaca I couldn't deprogram the way I shoot and would ultimately slam fire the gun unintentionally which I can attest will wake you up
in a hurry. So I ended up selling the gun. I now hunt with a Franchi over & under. So right or wrong the way I operate a shotgun (a pump) was not safe
for me and my hunting buddies when it came down to the Ithaca.

 

[Sheikyourbootie]

The gun was designed to fire that way.
Ithaca took that off their shotguns in 1975 I guess the people at Ithaca in 1975 thought they were smarter than John Browning who designed that shotgun.

Fred, I could be wrong here, but I thought the ATF forced that change on all manufactures of shotguns with this feature???? Seems silly to me, since semi-autos allow for a faster rate of fire, for the ATF to even bother mandating such a change.