IAC 372 Ithica 37 copy

[Atrain1]

Does anyone know were I can get parts for a IAC or Norinco 372 copy of the Ithica 37? are any of the 37 parts interchangable? and are these shotguns any good? I have looked every were I could on the net and have not found any parts for this gun. I really like the gun and would like to find a pistol grip and a mag extension for it, I can live without the pistol grip but I definitely want the mag extension. Thanks for your time.

[Snow Goose]

Try Sharps in Canada. He worked for Ithica and bought much of their inventory when they went out of business.

[BPTactical]

Good luck there Choo-Choo, parts out of Canada will cost you dearly in duties if and that is a big if Customs will allow firearm parts to be imported.
Dont waste your time, money and effort on the ChiCom knock offs.
All of the Chinese stuff that is cloned will have weird quirks to it such as oddball thread dimensions and odd dimensions when compared to the US Ithica. They retro engineer this stuff and I dont think they have the whole SAE to Metric conversion quite figured out. To try and adapt the Ithica parts will end up costing more than it is worth.

[SideShow Bob]

Try looking at a Stevens shotgun, another knock off Ithica, $239 at Big 5 this week.

[SAnd]

Adding a magazine extension to a Ithaca 37 clone would be difficult. They have a piece attached to the barrel that extends down in front of the magazine end cap to support it and it also locks the barrel in place. That piece would have to be moved.

ATI has adapters for putting a pistol grip on an Ithaca 37. I have carved on one to made it work on a Stevens 350 but it doesn't match the profile of the receiver shape. In other words it functions but looks like ca-ca.
http://www.atigunstocks.com/p-359-ithaca-12-ga-stock-adapter-for-atis-akita-adjustable-stocks.aspx

[Atrain1]

Good luck there Choo-Choo, parts out of Canada will cost you dearly in duties if and that is a big if Customs will allow firearm parts to be imported.
Dont waste your time, money and effort on the ChiCom knock offs.
All of the Chinese stuff that is cloned will have weird quirks to it such as oddball thread dimensions and odd dimensions when compared to the US Ithica. They retro engineer this stuff and I dont think they have the whole SAE to Metric conversion quite figured out. To try and adapt the Ithica parts will end up costing more than it is worth. I will just leave it be then. I already have 200 into it I think it has been so long I forget how much I payed for it, it maybe only 100 or 175. And I have a M 500 with a 20 inch barrel and a 7 shot mag tube and pistol grip for my HD gun.

[sneakerd]

Why is it that you seem truly incapable of buying a quality American-made major-manufacturer firearm? It seems that 75% of your posts involve issues with your foreign-made import copies of quality American steel. Maybe if you stopped buying crap you would have more reliable guns. I mean really. Not trying to offend or start up again with you. Try thinking American- like Colt, Remington, Springfield, Winchester, Smith & Wesson. Can't you just try? [Bang]

[SideShow Bob]

Why is it that you seem truly incapable of buying a quality American-made major-manufacturer firearm? It seems that 75% of your posts involve issues with your foreign-made import copies of quality American steel. Maybe if you stopped buying crap you would have more reliable guns. I mean really. Not trying to offend or start up again with you. Try thinking American- like Colt, Remington, Springfield, Winchester, Smith & Wesson. Can't you just try? [Bang]

[ROFL1][ROFL1][ROFL1] that one had me shooting Pepsi out my nose and down my shirt.
I know it wasn't intended to be funny, but it sure the heck had me gasping for breath and blowing Pepsi out of my nose for 5 minutes.

[Atrain1]

Why is it that you seem truly incapable of buying a quality American-made major-manufacturer firearm? It seems that 75% of your posts involve issues with your foreign-made import copies of quality American steel. Maybe if you stopped buying crap you would have more reliable guns. I mean really. Not trying to offend or start up again with you. Try thinking American- like Colt, Remington, Springfield, Winchester, Smith & Wesson. Can't you just try? [Bang] Thats funny I dont recall having any problems with this gun I just wanted to upgrade it. Please dont judge me by what I post cause you have no idea what I own. The guns I post and talk about I dont care if people know about them, and they are nice guns most of them. It is just like you thought I did not own a PPS-43 cause I did not talk about it. I have not talked about over 3/4 of my guns, what I have posted does not even make up for 1/4 of what I own.

[BPTactical]

Now boys- this is not the place to be measuring peckers.

Maybe Train is shooting what he can afford right now. While there is lots to be said about owning stuff that is common everybody has different tastes. Point is he is shooting.
Besides, there is a certain entertainment value to it.[Muaha]
Now hold hands and sing "Koombaya"[Flower]

[sneakerd]

Yes- I know- you have more guns than all of us. It's just that I've never seen you post or refer to an American manufactured gun of any kind (that you owned), beyond Kimber-hating references. I'm sure you'll point to a post that proves me wrong, I just can't recall any at all- except maybe the Para that you traded off for the bad Wasr. That was a good trade (not!). Again really, not trying to start up on you again. I'll try to shut up now- I know I have a big mouth so-to-speak.

[Atrain1]

Yes- I know- you have more guns than all of us. It's just that I've never seen you post or refer to an American manufactured gun of any kind (that you owned), beyond Kimber-hating references. I'm sure you'll point to a post that proves me wrong, I just can't recall any at all- except maybe the Para that you traded off for the bad Wasr. That was a good trade (not!). Again really, not trying to start up on you again. I'll try to shut up now- I know I have a big mouth so-to-speak.Like I said just cause I dont talk about them does not mean I dont own them. If a problem comes up with one of them then I will bring it up. Just like when I asked what to look for to make sure my Delta elite is safe to shoot, I still have not fired it yet. That is why I own a Glock 20 so I dont have to put miles on my COLT.

[sneakerd]

I knew you could find a post/thread to prove the weakness in my argument! I just stick to high-quality guns and have very few problems. My spotlight on you in this regard is the RG revolvers. I recall you posting about those and wanting to fix one up and noting that you had a few and liked them. It just confuses me, as I am a simple man.

[Atrain1]

I knew you could find a post/thread to prove the weakness in my argument! I just stick to high-quality guns and have very few problems. My spotlight on you in this regard is the RG revolvers. I recall you posting about those and wanting to fix one up and noting that you had a few and liked them. It just confuses me, as I am a simple man. I have 8 Arminius revolvers and I do really like them, and I did fix one up. Just because I like cheap German revolvers does not mean anything but the fact that I like cheap German revolvers. It does not mean that I dont own S&W or Ruger or Colts or anything else. I also like Heritage arms revolvers.

[Irving]

A collector collects all kinds of stuff. It doesn't sound like Atrain is exactly trying to limit himself on what kinds of guns he has. If money were no object, I'd own one of everything, and I'm sure I'd get guys telling me to sell my Jennings and buy a Glock anytime I mentioned it (the Jennings) without understanding that I actually own both.

[Atrain1]

A collector collects all kinds of stuff. It doesn't sound like Atrain is exactly trying to limit himself on what kinds of guns he has. If money were no object, I'd own one of everything, and I'm sure I'd get guys telling me to sell my Jennings and buy a Glock anytime I mentioned it (the Jennings) without understanding that I actually own both.Well put I also own a Bryco 38 380 it is the only one I have ever owned that worked and is pretty accurate so I kept it.

[jreifsch80]

The only us made guns I own are my ak's (home built with enough compliance parts to be considered us built) just because something isn't made in the us doesn't make it crap. There are a lot of quality guns that have come out of china (I can't speak for their shotguns but mak90's and chicom sks' come to mind) not to pick a fight but if atrain was asking qustions about a glock would you dismiss his question to tell him buy american? Yes I know you can't make a direct comparison between glock and chicom knock offs but you can see what I'm getting at.

Anyway, atrain, why don't you just get a saiga 12? ;) hahaha

[BPTactical]

The only us made guns I own are my ak's (home built with enough compliance parts to be considered us built) just because something isn't made in the us doesn't make it crap. There are a lot of quality guns that have come out of china (I can't speak for their shotguns but mak90's and chicom sks' come to mind) not to pick a fight but if atrain was asking qustions about a glock would you dismiss his question to tell him buy american? Yes I know you can't make a direct comparison between glock and chicom knock offs but you can see what I'm getting at.

Anyway, atrain, why don't you just get a saiga 12? ;) hahaha

You have an interesting point there jreifsh80.
The AK and SKS just as the Tokarev pattern firearms were more than likely manufactured on Soviet tooling under "License" to China. Direct Soviet interaction with China resulted in the ChiCom weapons and true AK's and such.
Items such as Atrains shotty and most others were retro-engineered and that is why you get the variances with the item they copied. This is what makes it difficult to adapt US parts to them.
The one notable exception is the Norinco 1911. The Norinco M14 is pretty close but just oddball enough.

[Atrain1]

The only us made guns I own are my ak's (home built with enough compliance parts to be considered us built) just because something isn't made in the us doesn't make it crap. There are a lot of quality guns that have come out of china (I can't speak for their shotguns but mak90's and chicom sks' come to mind) not to pick a fight but if atrain was asking qustions about a glock would you dismiss his question to tell him buy american? Yes I know you can't make a direct comparison between glock and chicom knock offs but you can see what I'm getting at.

Anyway, atrain, why don't you just get a saiga 12? ;) hahahaNicely put I own alot of guns that are not made in the usa and they are nothing but quality. I just keep quiet cause I am tired of arguing about what gun is better. To each his own is what I like to say, I still have not had any problems at all with my pt1911's not even one FTF or FTE, and they are both very accurate. My Armscor 22 TCM has the smothest action on a 1911 I have ever felt, it is better than my Smith Colt and Desert Eagle 1911's. It fairs up with the Wilson combat I checked out at Big R not to long ago, but it is also a custom built select grade version.