A question here for you people who know the Ithaca 37. I put this here instead of the NFA form since this gun isn't NFA yet.
I know the Pre-73 models are disconnectorless and can pumpfire, I may be wrong on the cutoff date though. I own two such guns. An 18" 4+1 shot Police Special and the rare 20" 7+1 shot model. Both are a blast to pumpfire and with a little practice can be quite effective against multiple targets.
The "problem" I have is that I want to SBS an Ithaca 37, but of the above two, the first is in too good condition and the second is too rare to shorten into an SBS. I found another that I THOUGHT could be pumpfired because the hammer will drop when the gun was cycled empty with the trigger held back. (I didn't have the serial number list with me.) However, when I took it out to the range I found that it would not fire when the trigger was held back. The hammer would drop, but the gun did not fire. I had to release the trigger and cycle the gun again to fire another shot.
The serial number is 3714593XX which, if my sources are right, puts it as 1975 production, past the supposed 1973 cutoff for the disconnectorless design.
My questions:
1. Is 1973 the correct cutoff date for the conversion to a design with a disconnector?
2. Is this gun operating properly and not firing even though the hammer is dropped or is it malfunctioning?
3. Can this gun be SAFELY made to pumpfire or should I just sell it and find a Pre-73 model that can.
Thank you for your help.
I know the Pre-73 models are disconnectorless and can pumpfire, I may be wrong on the cutoff date though. I own two such guns. An 18" 4+1 shot Police Special and the rare 20" 7+1 shot model. Both are a blast to pumpfire and with a little practice can be quite effective against multiple targets.
The "problem" I have is that I want to SBS an Ithaca 37, but of the above two, the first is in too good condition and the second is too rare to shorten into an SBS. I found another that I THOUGHT could be pumpfired because the hammer will drop when the gun was cycled empty with the trigger held back. (I didn't have the serial number list with me.) However, when I took it out to the range I found that it would not fire when the trigger was held back. The hammer would drop, but the gun did not fire. I had to release the trigger and cycle the gun again to fire another shot.
The serial number is 3714593XX which, if my sources are right, puts it as 1975 production, past the supposed 1973 cutoff for the disconnectorless design.
My questions:
1. Is 1973 the correct cutoff date for the conversion to a design with a disconnector?
2. Is this gun operating properly and not firing even though the hammer is dropped or is it malfunctioning?
3. Can this gun be SAFELY made to pumpfire or should I just sell it and find a Pre-73 model that can.
Thank you for your help.