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Mine is seven numbers before yours, 500,884, shipped April 17, 1941. Mine is a non ejector Field Grade with unusual hard butt, and sling swivels that appear to be factory. Ithaca seems to be the only American shotgun company that regularly installed swivels. My gun doesn't appear to have ever gone hunting. These are some great guns. Maybe I misread your serial number. In the picture, the 6 looked like an 8. Oh, well.
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Ithaca seems to be the only American shotgun company that regularly installed swivels. My gun doesn't appear to have ever gone hunting. These are some great guns. At 11 lbs. wheels should have been an option.  . Yours must be in great shape. Mine is 691, not 891. Gil
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Someday I'd like to get one. I also have always had my eye out for a Beretta big 10 for a good price also.
Fun to keep looking.
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Congratulations, Gil. Nice job in bringing her home, and also very nice work by Mark. You're gonna have to bring it next time we get together, so I can see how she handles. Maybe we'll call up a big ol' gobbler here this spring, and you can lay him low with the big 10.
All my best, SRH
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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Great job!! Why not replace that pad with a reproduction Sunburst? FWIW, a "sunburst" would not be correct for a Magnum-Ten NID. The Ithaca bridge trestle (sunburst) pad made during the years the NID Magnum-Ten was produced was not big enough for the stocks of the magnum guns. When they came with a pad, as most did, the got a seven-slot Jostam Anti-Flinch or a big Hawkins. Major Askins big Magnum-Ten, made famous by Elmer had a big Hawkins on its original stock, though it is hard to see in this photo --  P.S. I stopped by the Cabelas in Boise on my way to Las Vegas last month, and I've got to say that restock of old No. 500000 is really hideous!!
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Great job!! Why not replace that pad with a reproduction Sunburst? FWIW, a "sunburst" would not be correct for a Magnum-Ten NID. The Ithaca bridge trestle (sunburst) pad made during the years the NID Magnum-Ten was produced was not big enough for the stocks of the magnum guns. When they came with a pad, as most did, the got a seven-slot Jostam Anti-Flinch or a big Hawkins. Major Askins big Magnum-Ten, made famous by Elmer had a big Hawkins on its original stock, though it is hard to see in this photo -- P.S. I stopped by the Cabelas in Boise on my way to Las Vegas last month, and I've got to say that restock of old No. 500000 is really hideous!! Thanks. Mark has a great eye, instincts and talent. Stan, it would be a good late season "stretch out and greet them" dove gun with a load of chilled #6's. Gil
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We first tried the sunburst reproduction pad, but it was too small and didn't look right. We settled on the period pad replacement. The last 10g. NID I had to fit a pad to, the CSMC karge size sunburst pad was JUST big enough to do so. I know what you mean.
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I have seen Mag Tens with the Sunburst pad, so I guess some butts are small enough and some pads are big enough. Elmer Keith's #500,000 was probably restocked by Iver Hendrickson, his stockmaker of choice. I wouldn't think that Elmer's other stockmaker, David Trevallion, would build a "hideous" stock.
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My big ten 500606 wears it's original Hawkins pad and still gets to kill a goose or two every year. It's a field grade extractor gun.
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Gil,
Ballistic Products has nickel plated lead #3's in stock. Back in the waterfowl lead days I'd have given my left ear for a bag of their #1's. I did shoot up 50# of 3's that I found at a local handloading shop. Deadly on snows and tall mallards! Still have one handloaded #3 left, 1 3/8 oz., something like 35 gr. of Bluedot over a Ljutic wad. May stick it in my bottom barrel this turkey season. Oh, nifty NID, let me know if you foolishly decide to get rid of it again!
Steve
"Every one must believe in something, I believe I'll go hunting today."
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