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Ted: that gun is a prime candadate for using those very reasonable Herter's 16s that Cabelas sells.
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Roger that, Lloyd. I'm going to probably work first through those # 5, 6, and 7 Eley VIP loads that were anything but reasonable when I bought a pallet of them, back in the day...
Best,
Ted
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Ted - great grouse/woodcock gun with perfect chokes and barrel length although a little heavy for all day walking and you don't need to worry about scratching it up walking through the perfect grouse cover.
Tom C
�There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.�
Aldo Leopold
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If those are 2 1/2-inch then I'd be conserving them for that perfect someday Darne.
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Ted: From what I can see in the photo , the barrel re-blue looks fantastic !
Any comments on the process?
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Our own Ken61 did the barrel black, and while he strives for perfection (and, a 1000 grit finish) I asked him to go no more than 320-400, as I suspect that is what would have been done at Ithaca. Comments further than that I can't speak to, but, he might.
I've got the perfect Darne, Lloyd-it just happens to be a 12 that fits a lefty. The best and cheapest ammunition is the stuff I already own.
Tom,
I'm never more than a few hours from a sandwich break while grouse hunting. I haven't hunted a full 8 hour shift in many a moon. I think the Ithaca weighs something like 6 lbs, 4 ozs, it was actually less than a 20 gauge Nitro a gent at my local club brought one day when I had mine along. It isn't too heavy for any day afield I'll be involved with.
Some are heavier, some are lighter. So it goes.
Best,
Ted
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Mine is right there also at 6 lbs. 3 oz. and while it doesn't have that sweet balance its light enough to carry all day in the rain, snow, sun, its just that type of gun. However, I owned an incredibly heavy and bulky 16 gauge NID, an incredibly heavy 20 gauge Flues, and a beautiful 16 gauge Flues built in 1920 I believe that was incredibly light and lively. The Ithaca is all over the place weight wise. Sold them all and kept the Nitro probably because nobody wanted it. 
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Ted, I like that Nitro. The stock with those pointy panels really looks good!
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