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Went to the Northeast Side-by-Side at Hausemann's Hidden Hollow and came home with this old pump gun --   Looks like a typical Model 31 Skeet Gun --  except the barrel is marked IMP CYL not SKEET. The choke mics .009" not the typical .005" or .006" then a flare of the usual SKEET choked Remington barrel. Serial numbers match on the receiver, barrel, trigger group and butt stock. Added bonus --  or not.
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The Model 31!!! Now that is a true classic!!!
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Interesting Army Ordanance mark
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Great find-Congratulations! The model 31 is a great gun-I've had several.
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Very nice. One of those guns that's never gotten the accolades it's always deserved. But those who know . . .
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This is my seventh Model 31. Around these parts the Model 31TC "Target" Grades seem to be almost common, but the Model 31 Skeet Guns just aren't seen.
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Is it true that the lightweight 31, with it's alloy receiver, is the lightest weight American pumpgun ever produced? Wasn't it bumping at 6# in 12 ga. and a 26" barrel?
SRH
Last edited by Stan; 06/19/16 05:58 AM. Reason: dang spell check
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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My 12-gauge Model 31LA "Standard" Grade has probably the heaviest barrel they made, a 30-inch full choke with a solid rib, and the gun weighs a very muzzle heavy 6 pounds 10.2 ounces. I have a 20-gauge Model 31LA "Standard" Grade with a 26-inch barrel with a steel Cutts Compensator and it weighs 5 pounds 10 ounces.
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Seems I've seen reports of the 31L weighing considerably less, but that was without the Cutts which probably adds weight in addition to a lot of racket.  My 1939 first year of production M37 in 20 gauge weighs slightly more at 5.75 lbs. It's hollowed out stock helps weight reduction. Ithaca made some ultralights out of alloy receivers and mahogany stocks that may have come close to weighing less than the 31L, but I don't speak with any authority on that. Many consider the 31 to be the smoothest, slickest pump ever made--"like greased ball-bearings" when cycled. I've seen commentary that the 31 is the 17 but with side ejection, but I don't see the resemblance other than wood on one end and steel on the other. Nice find. Gil
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From the info I've found the R.L.B. is the initials of Col. Roy L. Bowlin. Is that correct?
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