They sure are a nice gun. Wonder why they quit making them?
Rod,
At this late date, I can only speculate. But I don't think Ithaca did a really good job of marketing them. Most always when a product disappears from the market, it's usually for lack of sales...
On the other hand, I believe they are still being made in Europe. There was a company in Ca called
Alex Imports that were importing a rifle called the
Rover 870 I only saw one in .270 Win. But it looked exactly like the
LSA-65 . Also, I once owned a Sabatti rilfe in 6mm ppc that looked to be a clone of the LSA-55. I shot it a bit, but it wasn't as accurate as my Ruger #1 in 6mm PPC, so it went down the road...
Based on these two examples, I would presume that Sabatti had purchased the rights (and/or design and tooling) for the rifle from Tikka.
Speaking of the LSA-65 (Long action version...) I just this week ran across a used one on the rack at a gun shop that I frequent. It was in .270 Win, I believe. If anyone wants it, PM me and I'll pass on the contact info...
GH
