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FallCreekFan: Appreciate the better information on this Ithaca (wish I'd bought Walt's book when it was reasonable). My brother-in-law is purely motivated by emotional attachment here as the gun was used by his late police officer father. I'm guessing... but I doubt that he'd even use it again. It will likely become a wall-hanger upon it's completion. Selfishly, I'm hoping his interest in doubleguns (in general) will be sparked a bit by the process he's undertaking, but...I guess we'll see.
Ted: I'm a Nitro fan too. Shot a 16 for years as a boy.
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A lot of project guns remain project guns through several owners. Sometimes the path doesnt lead anywhere.
Your BIL has his heart in the right place, but, that doesnt mean his brain would agree. A Nitro would cover his shooting needs until such time the project could.
Or, until the towel got thrown in. Or, until he realized he didnt need a shotgun.
Good luck.
Best,
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Not calling your bil a fool, but this is not only a bad errand, but a very difficult one. If he was a die-hard Ithaca enthusiast it could be an understandable pursuit, but just because he has some iron, no. He should take an aspirin and let this pass.
JR
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Finding an original set of barrels will be the real challenge. I'd keep the parts for 'inventory' and find a clean used NID Ithaca-still a good double yet today. RWTF
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Chuck H: That's easily the nicest Crass I've ever seen. Haven't heard anything more from my BIL so....I'd guess his dalliance with it is now over.
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Jonny of The Gun Shop in the UK put this up last week on youtube about the Crass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JW4aKIgf-U
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Pretty decent review of an American gun by a Brit. Rather fun.
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Reminded me of the hunting I did with the Crass maybe 15-18 years ago. 1oz 7.5 shot, 1150ish fps, ~ 6000 psi or less. 
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