Ithaca 10 G

[OH Osthaus]

i think if you don't - you should say so here at the 2 1/2 day mark to that the line can start forming

[Bill Murphy]

To measure bore diameter with a Skeet's, a Manson and a vernier caliper, mark a place on the barrel near the extent of the measuring devices. Measure wall thickness, top and bottom at this point. Use a micrometer or a caliper to measure the outside diameter of the barrel at the same place, Subtract the two wall thicknesses from the outside diameter. This is your bore diameter. Now measure the choke diameters with the Skeet's gauge. Subtract the choke diameter from the bore diameter and now you have the choke constriction. You can do the same with an eight gauge and the same tools.

[William Davis]

Am going to keep her for sure.

I could have measured O/D and subtracted wall thickness to get bore but measuring was in the gun shop and limited to tools at hand., my buddy's Skeets and Mansion Gauge Left my Micrometers at home. Real test was dozen miles away at the gun club on paper. Am pretty sure the chokes have never been touched.

Shop must have taken in a lot of Ithaca's from the same person. Right beside it on the rack was a 20 & 16 all same engraving and I assume Grade. 4th Ithaca in the rack was a 12 Field Grade. Start a whole new collection right there if you wanted too.

I had been on the hunt for a Parker Hammerless 10 but this will fill the bill until the right one comes up. It weighs 9 1/4 lbs and seems to have more weight in the barrel than my 3 Frame Parker 10 G Hammer gun. Side by side the Ithaca's frame looks almost dainty next to the Parker. Will compare them side by side over the next few weeks. It swings nice.

Thanks to all that helped me with information. Not many places you can go for advice you can trust in a few minutes time

William



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