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Hey folks,

I wouldn't consider myself a "collector" of 37's (this brings my total up to 4 currently), but I definitely appreciate them and hold them in the highest esteem for a pump gun. For the last 3 years I've been searching for a nice 37R and finally found one that fit everything I wanted (a solid rib) and exceeded my wood expectations.

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In "very good" condition with a 26" Poly-Choke barrel (which I can't give enough props to as a practical field device even though many find them ugly).

I impatiently waited and waited for the parcel to arrive. 9 days after the scheduled delivery, I finally had confirmation it had arrived! I came home from work to see the box leaning against the couch and I tried to restrain myself from just ripping the box apart.

However, disaster struck as soon as I took the bubble wrap off the stock...

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In my opinion this damage wasn't caused by shipping and my best guess is it was dropped after being wrapped in the bubble wrap but before being put in the box. It's obviously a recent crack as there's no evidence of any oil or dirt in the crack and the broken piece was sitting so tightly against the stock and didn't fall off until I turned the gun, that's my best guess. I really have nothing to base this on however.

I'm still in disbelief that I opened the parcel to that. However, I'm currently looking for a good wood man to get it back into shooting shape.

Not my happiest post, but I figured I'd share that a "rare" Ithaca (I believe I read that production numbers were well under 6,000?) had gone to a good home.

Cory
 
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If you go back and look at the post about a 16ga parts gun, you can see the stock that I glued back together for my friend. I used a good grade of wood rated superglue. It dries slower than plain old super glue and will give you time to put it back together if you decide to keep the gun.

The superglue is thin and as long as you practice going through seating the broken pieces a couple times before you glue (to get it into your head what you are doing) you should be able to fix it yourself for a couple bucks.
 
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That sucks, and I would be asking the seller for my money back! He should at least know that is the shape the gun arrived in.

PS. I'm sure Doug Carpenter could fix it for you nearly as good as new. Give him a shout.
 
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I had the same thing happen to me on a DSPS that I bought a few years ago. In this case the seller basically shoved the gun in a box and shipped it. The seller did not want to be helpful nor did the shipping company. I ended up just epoxying it together and calling it a day. Gun shoots fine but I really would rather have an un mended stock.
 
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Ooooh. Man, I feel your pain. Was it insured during shipping? If you bought it from a reputable seller/dealer they should work with you. Hope it all works out. I see the small yellow tag on the stock. Was this gun bought at auction?
 
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Let me guess--the gun was shipped assembled as the one below was shipped to me. If so, the barrel acts as a lever and puts stress on the wrist--through pin be damned.
I nixed this deal. My LGS called me, I took the photo and the lgs shipped it back. I got a full refund. Never, ever ship a gun with barrel assembled if it can be taken down.
 
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GLS said:
Let me guess--the gun was shipped assembled as the one below was shipped to me. If so, the barrel acts as a lever and puts stress on the wrist--through pin be damned.
I nixed this deal. My LGS called me, I took the photo and the lgs shipped it back. I got a full refund. Never, ever ship a gun with barrel assembled if it can be taken down.
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Holy cow, it's like a mirror image of mine. You're right, it was shipped assembled (why they did is beyond me...). I guess that explains it.

I'm still in the search for a good wood guy to put it back together. Thanks for the suggestions on places guys, but I forgot to put I was from Canada in my "Location" field.

Cory
 
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That happened to me over six years ago. Since then, when buying long guns from out of state, I send the photo to the seller and ask them to be sure and disassemble. My local gun shop tells the story of an 870 shipped assembled and the through bolt was bent before the stock broke. Never underestimate the skill of a shipper to wreck a gun. Gil
 
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Cory ,
I told you that you just had to have patience but this will try it a bit more than I was thinking .

There is a guy in Kitchener that may be able to repair that .I'll check him out . He does a lot of alterations for trap shooters .I hope you can find someone closer to you .

You didn't say is it in your favoured 16 ga ?

Glenn
 
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GLS said:
Let me guess--the gun was shipped assembled as the one below was shipped to me. If so, the barrel acts as a lever and puts stress on the wrist--through pin be damned.
I nixed this deal. My LGS called me, I took the photo and the lgs shipped it back. I got a full refund. Never, ever ship a gun with barrel assembled if it can be taken down.
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I had this happen to me about 5 years ago from a Gunbroker seller in Michigan. It was a 1948 16 gauge. It travelled only 200 miles to my dealer in Western New York State. Same thing, it shipped fully assembled. The stock had a small 1/8" x 1-1/4" chunk right behind the receiver crack out, but it was NOT found in the packaging. I assume some dullard did it before it shipped as no stock pics showed it in the listing. I worked with the seller to remedy, but he gave the runaround. I finally gave bad feedback on GB and he no longer sells there. It cost me more than the gun did to repair it.
 
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Glenn Kelley said:
Cory ,
I told you that you just had to have patience but this will try it a bit more than I was thinking .

There is a guy in Kitchener that may be able to repair that .I'll check him out . He does a lot of alterations for trap shooters .I hope you can find someone closer to you .

You didn't say is it in your favoured 16 ga ?

Glenn
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Nope, it's not a 16, it's a 12. But I saw the wood on it and thought, "This is the one!" which makes it even worse :(

I've been in contact with a fella in Newfoundland that comes highly recommended and gave me a reasonable quote. I figure if I'm going to ship it, I might as well ship it to a good place. However, if you could dig up the contact info for the guy in Kitchener, I'd appreciate it.

Cory
 
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Cory, I suppose you are going to keep the gun and aren't pursuing a refund. Is the seller willing to make an adjustment on the sales price? Unless you got a good deal on the gun, it has been devalued but then you probably already new that. It's a shame what happened to it. Good luck. Gil
 
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GLS said:
Cory, I suppose you are going to keep the gun and aren't pursuing a refund. Is the seller willing to make an adjustment on the sales price? Unless you got a good deal on the gun, it has been devalued but then you probably already new that. It's a shame what happened to it. Good luck. Gil
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I've sent pictures to the store where I purchased the gun from and I'm waiting to hear back from them. They're supposed to be a decent place, so I'm hoping that we can work something out.

I'd really prefer to keep the gun even though like you said it's lost a lot of value. There's not a whole lot of 37Rs for sale in Canada, let alone 37RDs.

I'll keep this post updated as anything develops.

Cory
 
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Cory, there are folks that can repair the stock without leaving a trace of repairs. Mark Larson has repaired 3 stocks on double guns of mine one of which was shattered at the wrist and there is no trace of repair. Mark is in Tacoma, Washington, and is fast and reasonable. Canada to US complicates matters unless the stock can be repaired without the receiver being sent. www.marklarsongunart.com
 
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Clean break, easy fix. I would use Brownells Accuglass, clean up later with a razor blade, fine sand paper, 0000 steel wool. Then stain and use minwax spray laquer. If you do it like I did, the crack will not show.
 
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