Inland's new M37 trench gun

[SKS Ray]

Inland Manufacturing M37 Trench Shotgun
https://www.inland-mfg.com/Inland-Shotguns/M37-Trench-shotgun.html

Saw it on the front of Firearms News (formerly Shotgun News). Awesome looking gun but damn... that msrp!

 

[MAD Geary]

Damn that's nice. But you're right, that's a pretty high MSRP it seems. Think it'll be up to par with quality of a browning or beretta ?

 

[rep308]

If you are planning to buy one at that price, I'll give you a deal on a bridge I own.

 

[DONALDG-HOG]

Too damn expensive. I have two Norinco 99's (copies- cowboy versions without the bayonet and heat shield) if anyone is interested in trading for one of them. Nice guns- slam fire fun all around.

 

[PATRON]

You can buy a shotgun,heat shield,and park a shotgun for half of what they are asking.

 

[mac1911]

Jeez at that price you think it was built with surplus original parts....wtf
Maybe they are trying to make up for the lack of sales on the M1 carbine?

 

[HiCap]

Damn thats sharp looking. Maybe I will find one secondhand.

 

[boilermaker]

$1259 for a dressed-up Ithaca 37?

 

[SKS Ray]

Makes me wonder what an original trench gun sells for.

 

[jpm]

MSRP is a number you never see something for sale at. It'll be about 950-999 I'd guess.

Real deal is at least 2x the msrp.

 

[greencobra]

Makes me wonder what an original trench gun sells for.

october's guns & ammo did an article on this inland ithaca 37 trench gun repro. the article author, garry james, quotes the blue book value of 98% original guns at $20k and a vietnam era 37 at $8,500. i guess plain old military "riot" guns run around $6k.

 

[knfmn]

It'll be about 950-999 I'd guess.

It's still rape at that price. They're nice, but they aren't gold plated.

 

[mac1911]

MSRP is a number you never see something for sale at. It'll be about 950-999 I'd guess.

Real deal is at least 2x the msrp.

and they cant even throw in a 20$ reproduction bayo?

my buddy built a reproduction trnch gun. Found a 37 for 350$ and 150$ for the reproduction heat shield bayo lug. he did a good job matching the new shield with the nicely worn gun.
I sent him link to this and now he is kicking himself for not ordering more shields at a quantity discount and buying 37s when he seen them..

How are the new production 37s?

 

[marleythefish]

does it slam fire like the original?

 

[Garys]

I have an Ithaca 87 Deer Slayer Police Special that I paid $250.00 for. Spent about another $75.00 to replace the Choate plastic stock with original wood. Pretty much the same gun, only a lot cheaper.

 

[whacko]

New ithica 37 sporting shotguns cost $800 off their website. Already a steep price for a pump.

 

[rocket500]

The Ithaca pump design is an old one and more expensive to manufacture than most. Which is why the Ithaca gun company has struggled off and on. It's a nice gun but has to compete against guns that work well at 1/3 to 1/2 the price.

 

[mac1911]

does it slam fire like the original?

The 37 lost that feature in the 70s...
Shooting a 1950s model the slam fire feature is pretty useless....IMHO

 

[tuna]

I like Ithacas, but that price is way too high. Especially for a retro tacticool gun. For can original, I guess collectors will be collectors, but not for a repro.
Seems about as legit as the M-forgeries I see everyone with that have all the latest bells and whistles.
Enjoy it if you want, but not for me.

 

[Sweeney]

I like my little 37. The slam fire is good for disposing of unwanted shells...in a general direction down range.

 

[Rat187]

I like my little 37. The slam fire is good for disposing of unwanted shells...in a general direction down range.

Had one in Vietnam, I very much liked the slam/boom...can't say the enemy did....lol

 

[otasan56]

I like my Mossberg M500. I have three barrels for it. One for deer slugs, one for felons, and the third one is for trap/skeet.

 

[Sweeney]

Had one in Vietnam, I very much liked the slam/boom...can't say the enemy did....lol

I have a barrel to cut down and a bayonet lug/shroud on order. This will be a trench gun. It may have been in the past but I need to dig into it more.