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Was browsing around the web trying to decide what my next shotgun should be and remembered I really like Ithacas. I was looking to build a good, HD and SHTF shotgun so the Ithaca 37 Defense Gun looked interesting. Then I saw the price tag. The price itself doesn't bother me. I have long since decided that I'd rather spend the extra change for a few great guns, than buy a bunch of cheap junk.
What caught me off guard is the last time I looked at the Ithacas. The MSRP for the Defense models was somewhere in the $500-ish range. But now it's listed on Ithaca's site somewhere in the $900 range depending on the specific configuration.
Still the same Defense gun with the fixed barrel and Perma-Guard finish. How is it suddenly almost doubled in price?
I never cared for the fixed barrel on their new Defense models, but I was fine with it if the gun cost less than the standard featherweight. But now? I might as well just buy a brand new, pretty blued Featherweight with field barrel and an extra 18" removable barrel for it and have a more versatile gun for about the same price.
Anyone know what's up with the increase? I though it might have been a typo on Ithaca's site at first, but all the distributor sites and Cabella's also show the higher price on the Defense model.
What caught me off guard is the last time I looked at the Ithacas. The MSRP for the Defense models was somewhere in the $500-ish range. But now it's listed on Ithaca's site somewhere in the $900 range depending on the specific configuration.
Still the same Defense gun with the fixed barrel and Perma-Guard finish. How is it suddenly almost doubled in price?
I never cared for the fixed barrel on their new Defense models, but I was fine with it if the gun cost less than the standard featherweight. But now? I might as well just buy a brand new, pretty blued Featherweight with field barrel and an extra 18" removable barrel for it and have a more versatile gun for about the same price.
Anyone know what's up with the increase? I though it might have been a typo on Ithaca's site at first, but all the distributor sites and Cabella's also show the higher price on the Defense model.