Natty Bumppo
5 year old buck +
Rainy day here in NW Mass. In my gun room, doing some cleaning. Thought I'd post a thread about one of my favorite gun companies and see if anybody else likes an Ithaca.
The Ithaca 37 was my grandfather's. He was a lefty and preferred this shotgun because of its downward ejection. I have the bird barrel and the deerslayer barrel. I take it hunting every now and then...killed a few turkeys with it and a single doe. I think every gun collection needs an Ithaca 37. A classic.
The Ithaca 1911A1 was also my grandfather's. He carried it in WWII in the CBI theater as an engineer in the 1007th building and driving on the Burma and Ledo Roads.
The Ithaca X5 Lightning .22 was my father's. I shot plenty of squirrels with it when I was a kid.
In the early 2000's Ithaca came out with a Deerslayer II in 16 gauge. They teamed up with Lightfield ammo who made the sabot shells. Unbelievably accurate and a great gauge IMO for deer. I bought one the first year of production and killed a doe with it. But they only used a single forearm rail and the thing rattled like an old Mossberg. Way too noisy in the deer woods. Sold it that same year. Too bad because that was the most accurate slug gun I've ever owned.
But I can't resist an Ithaca....thinking about trying the Deerslayer III in 20 gauge. Gorgeous slug gun. Anybody have one?
The Ithaca 37 was my grandfather's. He was a lefty and preferred this shotgun because of its downward ejection. I have the bird barrel and the deerslayer barrel. I take it hunting every now and then...killed a few turkeys with it and a single doe. I think every gun collection needs an Ithaca 37. A classic.
The Ithaca 1911A1 was also my grandfather's. He carried it in WWII in the CBI theater as an engineer in the 1007th building and driving on the Burma and Ledo Roads.
The Ithaca X5 Lightning .22 was my father's. I shot plenty of squirrels with it when I was a kid.
In the early 2000's Ithaca came out with a Deerslayer II in 16 gauge. They teamed up with Lightfield ammo who made the sabot shells. Unbelievably accurate and a great gauge IMO for deer. I bought one the first year of production and killed a doe with it. But they only used a single forearm rail and the thing rattled like an old Mossberg. Way too noisy in the deer woods. Sold it that same year. Too bad because that was the most accurate slug gun I've ever owned.
But I can't resist an Ithaca....thinking about trying the Deerslayer III in 20 gauge. Gorgeous slug gun. Anybody have one?
