Cleaned off the rust, cleaned out the insides of decades of carbon crud, the pitting remains but it's a solid gun, clean inside.
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Formerly rusted Ithaca Model 37 16 gauge
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Junk Yard Dog
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Formerly rusted Ithaca Model 37 16 gauge
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: Formerly rusted Ithaca Model 37 16 gauge
I had a T-53 with pitting twice that bad. Maybe worse. It was mostly under the wood and I shot it for 2-3 yrs. maybe 200 rounds thru it, no problem. It may have been the best shooting Chinese I had. 
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Re: Formerly rusted Ithaca Model 37 16 gauge
Most, if not all of the early import Omega type 53's were like that. Some above and below the wood, and inside. Pitting like this in the spot it is in has no effect on usability, it just looks like crap.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt