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| < 16ga. Guns ~ Ithaca 37 Front Bead |
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Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:42 pm
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I just picked up an Ithaca 37 {20ga} wearing 699452 for $200. It was the kind of thing I couldn't say no to. Overall good shape but missing the front bead. Figured someone could let me know what front bead I should be looking for for this one. Threads look to be in good shape, but this was before the orange ray ban, right?
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Thu Aug 13, 2015 6:26 am
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Ask your question on shotgunworld. Ithica section.
Lots of knowledgeable people there.
Or perhaps our own drcook can answer. |
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Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:15 am
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| Ithaca seems to sell a lot of extras and parts and stuff on their website. Have you checked there? |
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Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:17 am
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The orange plastic front sight on my Ithaca-SKB 280 sat on a base that looked like it might be soldered to the rib. But with some gentle counter-clockwise pressure I found that it was screwed into the rib. It was easy to remove it and replace with a standard front bead -- which I much prefer to the RayBar.
A google search on "raybar sight replacement" turns up several threads pertaining to the sights on 37s. |
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Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:57 am
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Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:04 am
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| Ithaca 37 serial number 699452 would have been made in late 1957. The Raybar front sight was introduced in 1955. (Source: "Ithaca Featherlight Repeaters" by Walter Snyder) |
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Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:00 pm
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| As others have said. It would have a Raybar bead. |
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Fri Aug 14, 2015 6:10 am
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| Raybar 3/48 thread |
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Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:48 am
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Thanks guys. I figured you guys would know. It is threaded, I can see that plain as day. No idea how/why something like that gets seperated from the gun, but at least now I know what to go looking for.
Thanks!
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Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:05 am
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| I like an orange bead in my peripheral vision when focusing on targets. It seems to make it easier to gauge lead for me. Reno |
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