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WyoChukar
PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 12:43 pm  Reply with quote



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Well, all that browsing used guns got the better of me again! Ithaca N.I.D. 16 that almost fits me as is. This will be an easy project. Chambers are a tad short at 2 5/8" so I will give them that last 1/8" when I relieve the forcing cones. Modified and full choke. This will be a great prairie gun.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 12:51 pm  Reply with quote
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Sweet, thank you for sharing

When was it made?
I do like the cocking indicators of the older ones? Smile



http://ithacagunrepair.com/IGSN/IGSN.html

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wj jeffery 16
PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:35 pm  Reply with quote
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Well done Wyo that's a nice original looking gun . Not many American classic doubles around this neck of the woods , look forward to seeing it out on the praire next season , thanks for letting us see it WJ.
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BradCO
PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:32 pm  Reply with quote



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NID fan as well. What does the typically 16ga, 28in NID weigh in at?
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Flues16
PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:47 pm  Reply with quote
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BradCO wrote:
NID fan as well. What does the typically 16ga, 28in NID weigh in at?

My 28" 16ga NID from 1926 weighs 6lbs 9oz. and the 16ga with 26" barrels made in 1935 weighs 6lbs 11oz. I suppose they're typical, wood density would be the main variable. I'm an NID fan too, they're nice solid guns.

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double vision
PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 6:18 pm  Reply with quote
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Those are nice weights for good shooting. NID's are solid SxS's! I could easily be tempted by the right one.
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WyoChukar
PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:45 pm  Reply with quote



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I haven't put it to a scale, but my Fox is 6 1/2lbs and the two feel about the same, but the Ithaca is balanced slightly more toward the muzzle than the Fox.

Skeet, the serial number is in the 431,XXX range.

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skeettx
PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:38 am  Reply with quote
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Wonderful 1926
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Gil S
PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:52 am  Reply with quote
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Hard to imagine any other 92 year old double that is tougher and more durable than a NID. Gil
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Savage16
PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 7:06 am  Reply with quote
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Wasn't it @ 1934 that NID's went to 2 3/4in?

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fn16ga
PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 11:15 am  Reply with quote
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Great find really like my 1937 NID
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WyoChukar
PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:59 pm  Reply with quote



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Is that 1937 gun marked ithaca or is it a Lefever "A" grade? About the same thing of course, but the engaging has me thinking "A".

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 2:52 pm  Reply with quote
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My 1940 field grade. Looks like FN16's is a little slicker than mine.

Those cocking indicators are nice, so is the starburst models, but I guess at this stage of the game, I'll stick with what I have.

The only thing wrong with this gun is I don't use it enough. I have shot grouse and quail with it a number of times, and broke the ice on pheasants once.

I'm not quite the photographer that WyoChukar is!



[url=https://flic.kr/p/22ADiTW] [/url]DSCF6841 by Michael Widner, on Flickr :

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WyoChukar
PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:25 pm  Reply with quote



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That's great! I wondered if you still had that gun after seeing the old pictures in your book.

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fn16ga
PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:19 am  Reply with quote
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WyoChukar, It is marked Ithaca. It is my understanding that the Lefever "A" grades are built just like the Nitro Specials with a different frame profile and better finish.
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