GREENCOUNTYPETE
02-07-2013, 05:44 PM
a decade ago i bought a M37 Ithaca It wasn't in the greatest shape but it wasn't bad and the price was decent.
the metal lacked much in the way of bluing but it was plenty functional the hole gun is a dull grey that is fine with me
it is the M37 with the duck hunting scene on the left and the pheasant and bird dog on the right the barrel was originally a full choke but it was fitted long ago with a polychoke
and it was just like grandpas , well actually it turned out to be a few years older than grandpas
you know every one wants one like grandpa has
this one is a 1947 the first year of production after Ithaca stopped regular manufacturing in 1943 for war manufacturing
the problem is the wood around the receiver on the but stock has bits of it chipped off
because of the M37 design it really didn't contribute t the strength of the but stock , but every few years i think about doing something , it generally results in me looking seeing a bunch of plastic replacements that just wouldn't look right on this old gun is the only available option and deciding to put it back in the rack
since you all seem to know well most things their are to know
is there a epoxy type product that i could build up the edge with and sand it down to fit and look decent ?
the metal lacked much in the way of bluing but it was plenty functional the hole gun is a dull grey that is fine with me
it is the M37 with the duck hunting scene on the left and the pheasant and bird dog on the right the barrel was originally a full choke but it was fitted long ago with a polychoke
and it was just like grandpas , well actually it turned out to be a few years older than grandpas
you know every one wants one like grandpa has
this one is a 1947 the first year of production after Ithaca stopped regular manufacturing in 1943 for war manufacturing
the problem is the wood around the receiver on the but stock has bits of it chipped off
because of the M37 design it really didn't contribute t the strength of the but stock , but every few years i think about doing something , it generally results in me looking seeing a bunch of plastic replacements that just wouldn't look right on this old gun is the only available option and deciding to put it back in the rack
since you all seem to know well most things their are to know
is there a epoxy type product that i could build up the edge with and sand it down to fit and look decent ?