My "new" Ithaca

[Richard Flanders]

My 26" #1-frame damascus GHE 12 has muzzles like that. The bbls seem to obviously have been cut but it letters with 26" bbls. I figure it was maybe originally 28" and languishing unwanted in a lonely factory corner when someone ordered a 26" gun and they just chopped them, put in keels and sent it off. At 6#10oz it's a delightful little gun.

I didn't think I'd like my 24" PHE 16 as well as I do, but that thing is a woodcock slayer extraordinaire that makes even me seem like I know what I'm doing, which takes some doing. I bet this little Ithaca will be the same.

[Double Play]

[QUOTE=Richard Flanders;
I didn't think I'd like my 24" PHE 16 as well as I do, [/QUOTE]

Richard,
Being somewhat tall I never thought I would like or be able to shoot a 24" gun. Last year I purchased a nice little 6# 4oz DHE straight grip 20 gage with 26" Damascus and 24" Acme tubes. I found that for grouse and woodcock in the thick covers of New Brunswick the short tubes preformed well and the gun was a joy to carry. The gun's weight is within 1/2 oz with either set of barrels and balances right on the hinge pin. This is now my go to gun for upland game in thick cover.

[TOOL MAN]

Originally Posted by Larry Frey

Richard,
This is now my go to gun for upland game in thick cover.

Not for long!! (wink, wink)