Originally Posted By: John Roberts
My thoughts as well, Gunut. I liked it better before.
JR


This gun could not be safely shot before fixing the stock. A gun that can't be safely shot is worth much less than zero. It's a liability.

I would have left it alone if it was unique. But it wasn't. There are quite a few pre war Ithaca's out there for the historians.

One the one hand I could have had a first year 37R which looked like it had been someone's favorite field gun for 70 years and which was unsafe to shoot. On the other hand I could invest in a brand new out of the box first year 37R which will be ready for another refinishing in about another half century.

Choice was simple and gun looks great.
Hope to be able to tell the Forum how it shoots soon.

Lou

Last edited by Bushmaster; 05/23/09 10:19 PM.