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< 16ga. Guns ~ rem model 31 20 gauge |
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Sat Mar 20, 2021 12:22 pm
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Location: ont canada
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Question how rare is a model 31 twenty gauge and is it worth going after 28inch full ,good wood no cracks blue is worn has purple patina no rust or pitting . |
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Sat Mar 20, 2021 1:10 pm
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Sure, get it, I LOVE spending some one else's money
Purple patina? Is it a 31 or a 31L ?
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Sat Mar 20, 2021 1:44 pm
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Location: ont canada
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purple to me grey or plum to some .It is not a L model and you can't spend my money the Mrs get first dibs on that so she tells me . Not being a lightweight maybe a deal breaker for me ? |
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Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:20 pm
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Joined: 18 Jun 2014
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Location: Western Wisconsin
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My dad has a 31 20ga full choke. Very nice gun, extremely smooth! The regular ones are not heavy in the least bit. |
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Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:52 am
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Joined: 13 Jun 2009
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Location: WA/AK
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I find a vast difference in what dealers on the internet and my local pawn shops ask for Model 31A or 31LA "Standard" Grades. I've gotten most of mine for less than $300. I much prefer the 1941 versions with the larger trigger group and better grip feel, though the Model 31A "Standard" Grades from introduction to 1936 did have nicely checkered grips and slide handles. In 1937 Remington introduced the Model 31AP "Standard" Grade with a plain stock and ringed slide handle --
and the old guns in inventory became Model 31AC "Standard" Grades --
Here are 1941 versions --
Model 31A "Standard" Grade with steel receiver below, and Model 31LA "Standard" Grade with Aeromet receiver above. |
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Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:22 am
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Joined: 24 Jun 2013
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Location: canandaigua - western n.y. (formerly deerhunter)
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researcher - nice pic ! That's the 1st non aramet gun I've ever seen with the big trigger guard ! |
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Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:02 pm
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The Lightweight with the Aeromet receiver was introduced in 12-gauge in a 1941 folder --
but by the June 10, 1941, Remington Arms Co., Inc. catalog it says deliveries are indefinitely delayed due to raw material shortages --
After WW-II the Model 31LA was brought out in all three gauges. My Model 31LA 12-gauge in the picture above has a 30-inch full choke solid rib barrel, probably the heaviest Model 31 barrel, and it is a really muzzle heavy gun. I think the Model 31Ls would be at their best with a 26-inch plain barrel. |
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Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:17 am
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Thanks Researcher for posting these old flyers. Dont suppose you have one for a 1940 Ithaca 37 or 1935 NID? |
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Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:46 am
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Thanks Researcher for posting these old flyers. Dont suppose you have one for a 1940 Ithaca 37 or 1935 NID?
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I have the Ithaca catalogs and Dealers Quotations for both 1935 and 1940. What grade NID? |
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Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:46 pm
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Field. Thanks for asking. |
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Thu Mar 25, 2021 7:02 am
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bigblue wrote: |
Question how rare is a model 31 twenty gauge and is it worth going after 28inch full ,good wood no cracks blue is worn has purple patina no rust or pitting .
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If you like it and you want to shoot it, then it's a very good bargain at going market rates. |
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Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:04 am
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Field Grade page from the 1935 Ithaca catalog --
Model 37 pages from the 1940 Ithaca catalog --
Small 1940 catalog --
1940 DEALERS QUOTATIONS --
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Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:50 am
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Thanks Researcher! Cool stuff. Can repro's be purchased anywhere? |
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Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:59 am
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Fri Mar 26, 2021 1:59 pm
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Got it.Thanks! |
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