New Ithaca 37 defense model (pic)

[Brooke]

I think this is new. Wasn't there a few days ago. $450. 12 ga. 18.5" barrel, not interchangable. Watcha think?

http://www.ithacagun.com/defense37s.html

[dragonbait1a]

I like it!

They used to have something similar called the "Homeland Security" model, the Brady Bunch got all angsty about the name.

Fixed barrel so that it make a better club! Downward ejection is nice. It could use the option of extended magazine tubes, but I love the wood furniture especially that fore-end. If only it was 150$ cheaper Looks like a great KISS home defense shotgun.

Do people really lose their barrels? I've been around Mossberg 500s for home defense for over 10 years and I can't think of a time when I thought "Man, I wish this came in a fixed barrel version! this nut is always coming loose!" Even with the 2 barrel models its pretty easy to keep track of that 18.5" one.

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[Bruce]

Looks like somebody had a lot of time on their hands and "fixed" something that wasn't broken. Whatever that is, its not a model 37. A fixed barrel? No support for magazine tube? I was looking forward to the re-introduction of the Defense model. But after seeing this monstrosity, I'll pass.

[Gator Monroe]

A Maverick 88 Riot 12 WOULD BE A BETTER VALUE !

[Cardinal Sin]

I don't understand why they chose to make it a fixed barrel. I like the Model 37's but it would seem that a better choice would to buy and standard detachable barrel model and then cut the barrel to the defender length or buy a replacement barrel.

[AJAX22]

That ain't an ithica 37...

You'd be better served with a Chinese knock off of the original than that POS....

the mag tube is unsupported in that design... it looks like it would be prone to twisting.

[Brooke]

Not for me. Just curious as to opinions.

[Jeffy]

Hmm, I was hoping for a classic DSPS.

[Bruce]

Hmm, I was hoping for a classic DSPS.

+1

For the uninitiated: DSPS- Deer Slayer Police Special

[Black_Talon]

Hmm, I was hoping for a classic DSPS.

Hey, someone jacked my pics!

Actually, only the top one is a DSPS. The bottom one is an actual 2005 "Homeland Security" model (basically a 3" magnum copy of an "M&P" M-37), built shortly before the King Ferry iteration of Ithaca went tits-up.

And as for that new "M37 Defense", I'd kick way more on the unsupported mag tube than I would the fixed barrel. That mag tube is an accident waiting to happen, at least on an SD gun.

[vinny_land]

Just curious, how would you clean that thing from the breech?

[Black_Talon]

Just curious, how would you clean that thing from the breech?

If the barrel's fixed, you don't. Cleaning a shotgun barrel from the muzzle is really no issue though, as there's no crown or rifling to worry about damaging.