I Finally Bought Another of my Favorites Today

[Dean Romig]

One thing I haven’t done, but I will when I’m back home, is to measure the chokes.





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[Researcher]

As I'm sure you know, smallbore Floosies are prone to frame cracking in the hammer cocking cutouts. frank

I used to think that, but then I got a sheaf of letters about the cracking of the frame of a No. 4 10-gauge --

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There are several more letters back and forth and while Ithaca offers the customer an NID No. 4 10-gauge for $50, he insists they repair the Flues!

[Cold Spring]

Capt Askins wrote; all this is why Ithaca went to its NID Model with a beefier frame and much improved hammer cocking system.

[Mills]

On the other end of the spectrum, I have an Ithaca Mag 10 which I love.

[Dean Romig]

Frank, until you informed me earlier in this thread, I was unaware of this inherent weakness in the small bore Flues model.
Thank You.





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[Researcher]

By the mid-1920s, Ithaca had beefed up their Flues doubles quite a bit. In the 1912 through at least 1915 Ithaca catalogues they give their smallbore weights as --

16-ga 5 3/4 to 6 1/4
20-ga 5 1/4 to 5 3/4
28-ga 4 3/4 to 5 1/4

In the July 1919, Ithaca catalogue --

16-ga 5 lbs. 14 ozs. to 6 1/2
20-ga 5 1/2 to 6
28-ga 5 to 5 1/2

In the December 1, 1919, Ithaca catalogue --

16-ga 6 to 6 3/4
20-ga 5 3/4 to 6
28-ga 5 1/4 to 5 3/4

In the 1925 Ithaca catalogue --

16-ga 6 1/4 to 6 3/4
20-ga 6 to 6 1/2
28-ga 5 3/4 to 6 1/4