For many years now, pump shotguns have been made with the price point market in mind. I grew up with a 37 Ithaca made in 1948. It was always flawless in function. The pump guns around, for the most part, were 50’s vintage or older’37’s and ‘12’s as well as early 870’s. Compared to those guns, the “price point “ guns from the mid to late sixties on are, by and large, junk. While the idea of a little shotgun like that has appeal, I’d much sooner go with a Beretta or Benelli automatic in that format, or even a good sxs than one of today’s pumps.
