Ithaca 37 Action Locks up after firing 1st shot

[El Laton Caliente]

ithaca model 37 deerslayer 12 ga, for PARTS or REPAIR, first shot will fire, then action locks up. bore and over all gun looks to be in good condition, 2 3/4 & 3 inch shells, front fiber optic sights.

Looking at a model 37 that is cheap. Any ideas on what the problem might be?

Hell, for the price I could just use the barrel on my other 37...

[Helen Keller]

A

is it clean


B

is it's barrel timed up

[Richard Simmons]

By "lock up" I take it the action won't unlock to extract and eject the fired shell? What does it take to "unlock" it, disassembly?

I concur with HK. A detailed disassembly would A, guarantee its clean and B, tell you if any parts are missing, broken, etc.

Check out the third post in this thread

http://www.ithacaowners.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17&start=20

[El Laton Caliente]

Thanks guys.