I have recently purchased an Ithaca Model 37 16g, serial number 135XXX (IIRC). Date of manufacture should be 1947. I want to switch out the bbl (OEM), but I'm sure you're all aware of the difficulty I'm having.
The problem is with the pitch of the threads between bbl and receiver, no? How hard is this to 'fix'? I have a good price on a barrel, but after I add in the price of gunsmithing, the price might not be so good. The barrel seems to almost seat, but the thread pitch seems just different enough that it won't go.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
The problem is with the pitch of the threads between bbl and receiver, no? How hard is this to 'fix'? I have a good price on a barrel, but after I add in the price of gunsmithing, the price might not be so good. The barrel seems to almost seat, but the thread pitch seems just different enough that it won't go.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike