Hmm. I have just a little experience with Ithaca 51s. I wonder if the farmer or his son still feel it is a “good” automatic?
A buddy bought a 16 NID years ago, and lost it (and, a bit more) to a psychopath masquerading as a girlfriend. The gun is entered in the stolen gun database, but, we doubt it will ever turn up.
I remember it was a sweet handling old gun.
Best,
Ted
My only experience was watching the barrel split 25 feet away from me, and shooting it on a trap range for a few months with a cylinder bore barrel barrel. My cousin was a dealer and the gun was not too popular. He saw a dealer special somewhere for a Trap Deluxe model with killer wood.He bought is a gun for his wife due to recoil.It was really a good looking gun.
