Joined: 11 Apr 2007. If you have access to a finish chamber reamer,, by hand take the reamer and run it into the chamber with proper lube and remove any extra matr'l in the chamber. 20 M16-M4 data These relatively inexpensive shotguns were purchased in bulk by Vaas and his men SLAMMING with the Ithaca Model 37 DS Police Special The most awesome... ezgo txt 36v controller Joined Dec 20, 2009. The shell lifter pivot screws are installed and finger tightened so that one of the grooves in the head aligns with the small retainer screw. I've been using Ithacas and a model 17 Remington for years and never even heard of this problem. It indicates, "Click to perform a search". Click to expand... Model 600. SLING NOT INCLUDED). This would determine if the firing is expanding the hull causing difficult extraction.
In fact I have a Model 37 in all gauges except a 28 and from just about all of the incarnations of the Ithaca Gun Company as well. Extended magazine tube. It did have some build-up initially but just bare metal looking now. The action of the Browning was very slick with no hitches when used either by right-handed or left-handed shooters. In fact, it had not been fired until I got my hands on it. Weird gen x slang Discussion Starter · #1 · May 14, 2009. I'm working on an Ithaca model 37 12 gauge and feel like I have hit a wall, looking for recommendations on how to proceed. ITHACA MODEL 37 DS POLICE SPECIAL 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN. Bare steel was all that was left after I was got the trigger group cleaner than I thought was possible at this point. While keeping the trigger depressed the slide is pumped. 22LR... AN ITHACA GUN COMPANY 37 DS POLICE SPECIAL shotgun is currently worth an average price of $1, 060. Bhenderson312 - please call the service department and they will get you a return shipping label via UPS (at our cost). The tendency for the problem to 'go away' as the bbl heats up is that the plastic fouling becomes soft from the heat of the bbl. Erin Woodward is a novice bird hunter.
In fact Ithaca tried the double action bars and found it was not necessary. I understand they eventually "fixed" the slam fire feature and I'm wondering if there's anyway to tell. They were barely visible but could be readily felt with a finger nail. The Ithaca Model 37 uses a single action bar, and the original guns could be fired continuously by keeping the trigger squeezed and working the pump action. Be careful not to tighten the barrel nut too tight, it bends the barrel. T h e Ithaca Model 37 riot gun was never as popular for police use as the Remington 870, but it did have some notable users.
Then, if the safety is still stuck, try to push the end of the plunger in with something that will not scratch the metal. I loaded 3 shells, the first shot went off normally but the gun misfired when I pumped it and also dumped the third shell out of the magazine. While the bottom ejection system worked well with both right-handed and left-handed shooters on our team, the safety and the action release on the right side of the trigger guard were cumbersome for our lefties.
He not only bought it when he was twelve, but he did this alone, with no ID. Problem is the rim on the steel cases. Sounds like your vintage 16 ga. needs a trip to the gunsmith for a teardown and cleaning. The bolt was easier to clean than I would have believed. It has been produced in a bewildering number of finishes, calibers, barrel lengths, smooth bore and rifled barrel configurations, and stock and forearm configurations. Interrupted threads on the chamber end of the barrel fit into corresponding threads inside the front of the action. A fairly snug fit in the chamber is good. 75-inch-thick recoil pad, checkered forearm, and 28-inch barrel that's threaded for screw-in choke tubes. I have found the Federal Top Gun in the three and one quarter dram with one and one-eighth loading to be the easiest to extract (drop) out of my cowboy action shotgun. I was able to clean the trigger group without disassembly. Another trouble area of the M37 is the thinness of the stock where it butts to the rear rec. My 1951 is an all original 20ga.
No one dedigned the action to be abused, and with the ammo you are using being sized wrong, you are abusing the action. Only the Improved Cylinder choke came with the used shotgun, but other chokes are easily available for purchase at most sporting-goods outlets. Some wiggling of the lifter is required to get it past the bolt. In the older frame/bbl combinations,, you can take an un#'d bbl or one with the wrong ser# and drop it into the frame and turn it in and draw it up tight with the TD screw. According to my research, the intent was to prevent debris from entering the action. Your problem will go away if you use ammo with an actual brass base on it. Then the rounds don't stick as much anymore but slide more easily off of it. Any help would be very much appreciated.