Stan- I was an Armorer (2112 MOS) in the 'Nam era- never saw one of these "special ops". shotguns in my 8 years in the USMC- But I wonder about the Ithaca pump (M37) in 10 gauge. Ithaca at one time had marketed a 10 gauge gas operated semi-auto shotgun, but to the best of my knowledge, never in the M37. If I had to pick a 12 gauge pump for Special Ops- with an option of this spreader device (knowing that I abhor "muzzle gadgets"-- The Ithaca M37 would be at the "bottom of the barrel" for my selection. Either the Rem 870 or the Mossberg 500 would be first choice- and that's quite a statement from a die-hard Winchester M12 man.
I don't shoot many SC events now-a-days, but learned to use 7&1/2 loads for the "running rabbit" targets- 8's for the other ones. Just curious, would you use the "duck-billed" gun for other targets on the course, or just the rabbits?? RWTF
