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dannypratt
PostPosted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:44 pm  Reply with quote
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Hey fellas,
I handled a mid 50's M37 a few days back in 20ga. It sported a 28" solid rib barrel, and I've got to say it handled fabulously. I've had a number of 20, 16, and 12 M37s...but I've usually just glanced at solid rib guns (solid ribs on an Auto-5 or M11 Remington....whoa....super heavy), I'd always assumed that they would be barrel heavy, but this 20 felt outstanding.
Does any body here use a M37 16ga with a solid rib? To say I'm interested would be calling the California Wildfires a Controlled Burn....

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Cold Iron
PostPosted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:36 pm  Reply with quote



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Do it...

I have a problem in that I like all M37's they seem to fit me and I shoot them well in most configurations. Well some days are better than others LOL. My first shotgun was a 16 ga. 37 though and they just seem "right" to me.

I have a prewar 37R 16ga. which is no exception. This is the day I picked it up from the FFL dealer for the transfer. No regrets.



Hopefully that enables, erh helps you.
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Gil S
PostPosted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:01 pm  Reply with quote
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Here's my '49 16 37R 28" M. It weighs .25 lbs. more than my two plain barrel 16 ga. 37's. One is 26" IC, the other 28" M, but both weigh the same. Differences in wood density can also make a difference. The 37''s weigh 6.25 lbs.; the 37R, 6.5 lbs. The M37R's rib is soldered to the barrel. The M17's is milled from the same billet that the barrel is made. Gil
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dannypratt
PostPosted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:04 pm  Reply with quote
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Those pre 1950s guns are the Belle of the Ball for me....they just do not get better.

Exceptional examples guys.

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Woody402
PostPosted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 3:50 am  Reply with quote



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I also have a 37R and love it too. Mine is a 28” modified. Nice handling gun.
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Gil S
PostPosted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:18 am  Reply with quote
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Here’s a 20 ga. 37R, 1942, alongside a Remington M-17, 1939. There weren’t many 37R’s made in ’42.
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dannypratt
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I had a 1940 M37 12ga and a 1938 M37 16ga.....both had the "deluxe" forend like those two....I shouldn't have sold them....
That M17 is awesome!

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Gil S
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Danny, that '38 16 was a first year gun in 16 gauge. Gil
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dannypratt
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Yep....I know....it was a 26" factory Imp.Cyl. too...

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tselliott
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Are the Kings Ferry NY. guns of decent quality that are becoming more sought after. Thanks T. S. Elliott

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Woody402
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tselliott wrote:
Are the Kings Ferry NY. guns of decent quality that are becoming more sought after. Thanks T. S. Elliott


The ausility control of later Kimg Ferry guns was bad. I knew a few guys that worked there they just put stuff together to get it out the door. I’ve owned quite a few and some were good and some were bad.
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