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Very nice!! That gun hasn't spent much time on a salt marsh!!
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06-22-2024, 08:55 PM
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Very nice, with remarkable contrast on the "Best English Twist" barrels
1892  1893  The retail price was likely less than the listed $50, but the 1891 Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. catalog had that price - scroll down a few pages https://books.google.com/books?id=ST...MAAJ&pg=PA1027 $50 would be about $1700 today
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06-22-2024, 10:21 PM
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And so Best English Twist it is. And here’s the factory letter:
ITHACA - SERIAL NUMBER 17140 ITHACA Type: Shotgun Grade: 1 Gauge: 12 Barrel Length: 30 inches Twist steel February 1892 Sherman Bell seemed to dispel the notion that you shouldn’t fire anything except solid steel barrels. And so would you fire this shotgun with a “Best Performance Shotshell”? It’s the grey shotgun shell, placed alongside a standard Remington 2 3/4” shell, in comparison, to demonstrate that despite what the box says, it’s 2 1/2” long. |
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06-23-2024, 08:47 AM
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The gun is 132 years old. Bad things happen to guns in 132 years. For some reason, someone cut the barrels, maybe simply to open the choke.
IMHO I wouldn't shoot the gun with any load until it has been evaluated by a double gun specialist with the interest, equipment (proper screwdrivers, wall thickness gauge and bore scope), and expertise to properly do so. Please see https://www.shotgunworld.com/threads...-shoot.366087/ Thereafter those B&P loads would be an excellent choice.
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06-23-2024, 08:47 AM
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I would shoot that fine Ithaca all day long!
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06-23-2024, 09:49 AM
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If the wall thicknesses are sufficient, so would I. .
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06-23-2024, 11:24 AM
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The previous owner fired it, but that doesn’t mean he was correct. Hence, I ask.
Realistically, if I fired 50 shells a year out of this shotgun, it would be a lot. |
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