I just acquired a Remington 17, 20 GA shotgun. How durable are these and when were they manufactured. It was rusted and pitted on the exterior; on the barrel and reciever, but the internals looks great with not rust or pitting. and the barrel is mirror polish on the inside. It was stored in the garage and the barrel was pluged with paper and the reciever was caked in cosmoline. I guess the exterior of the gun was unprotected. In this condition, I know there is no collectors value, so I proceeded to remove the rust and reblue the gun. The design was very simple and the quality and workmanship is very good. Other than the blotched were there were pitting, the gun now doesn't look half bad. I plan on bringing it along on my coyote trip this weekend as a closer. The question at hand "Is 20 Ga OK for putting down game?" And is this gun safe to shoot, it looks strong and I don't think the pressure from a 20 GA is all that powerful? I like a second opinion though. Any and all info is appreciative.
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Remington 17 effectiveness
- Thread starter Bongos
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The 17 was a Browning design and a good shotgun.
Like ALL older shotguns of dubious history, it should be checked over by a decent gunsmith before shooting.
It may possibly be chambered for the old 2 1/2" cartridge. I THINK these were all 2 3/4" chambers, but it should be verified by a smith.
The reason they're not made any longer is they depend on exact machining, too costly in todays marketplace.
Posting this down on Harley's forum may get more exact info to you.
Some of these are owned by friends, all of whom like them for the uplands.
HTH...
HTH...
Like ALL older shotguns of dubious history, it should be checked over by a decent gunsmith before shooting.
It may possibly be chambered for the old 2 1/2" cartridge. I THINK these were all 2 3/4" chambers, but it should be verified by a smith.
The reason they're not made any longer is they depend on exact machining, too costly in todays marketplace.
Posting this down on Harley's forum may get more exact info to you.
Some of these are owned by friends, all of whom like them for the uplands.
HTH...
HTH...
Well, they're SORT of still made. The Ithaca M37 is a slightly modified Remington M17.
Elmer Keith in, "Shotguns" said that the M17's and very early Ithaca M37's would sometimes drop a shell out the bottom of the gun, but this was soon cured in the Ithacas, at least.
Look at the prices on new Ithacas and decide if this is basically a good design...
The light weight didn't endear the Ithacas to clay target gunners, but they've always been pretty popular with hunters, who don't fire hundreds of shells a weekend, so recoil isn't too much of a factor. The M37's have also been widely used by police and military. The actions are usually very smooth, when "worn-in" from use or hand stoned.
If your particular gun is still mechanically sound and chambered for modern shells, it should be as effective as any other 20 ga. without screw-in choke tubes.
Lone Star
Elmer Keith in, "Shotguns" said that the M17's and very early Ithaca M37's would sometimes drop a shell out the bottom of the gun, but this was soon cured in the Ithacas, at least.
Look at the prices on new Ithacas and decide if this is basically a good design...
The light weight didn't endear the Ithacas to clay target gunners, but they've always been pretty popular with hunters, who don't fire hundreds of shells a weekend, so recoil isn't too much of a factor. The M37's have also been widely used by police and military. The actions are usually very smooth, when "worn-in" from use or hand stoned.
If your particular gun is still mechanically sound and chambered for modern shells, it should be as effective as any other 20 ga. without screw-in choke tubes.
Lone Star