why? does a winchester model 37
why does a model 37 winchester cost so much more than the other single shots.and if its a red label model 37,then thats about $400.00 to $450.00.why?
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Very simple. Someone wants one.
I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.0 -
Hello bridgebuider41: Quite a few reasons actually. Here are some;
1) They are all pre-64 Winchesters, built when quality meant something at Winchester.
2) Winchester, was the only shotgun manufacturer at the time when these guns came out in 1936, to guarantee that their shotguns, would pattern at least 70% for a Full Choke, 65% for a Modified choke, and 60% for an Imp/Cyl choke. Now by todays standards that doesn't sound very good, but this was with old paper shells with fiber wads, with todays ammo a old Winchester with a Full choke can pattern better than 90% using the cupped wads. Most 37s are Full choke.
3) It was an inexpensive, reliable gun, but most of all a Winchester.
As with most Winchesters certain configurations make them worth more money, such as the "Red Letter guns" or the early ones with the "Pigtail" action release lever. Or the quantity built, such as the 28ga, very few were actually made. It was last catelogued in 1948. Since there was about 1000000 made, findng one that is a collector is getting harder, since they are a minimum of 42 years old now. People bought them to use, not just to leave them in the closet. Still lots of shooters out there. If I was in the market for a single shot, I would look for a 37 before I'd buy something new. As a side note, there have been a number of people who have bought the 12ga Md 37s for Trap shooting, and it came down to the barrel, Winchester simply had the best shotgun barrels of all the US manufacturers and most foriegn made guns, in the same category and price range. Regards Dave0 -
quote:Originally posted by bridgebuilder41
why does a model 37 winchester cost so much more than the other single shots.and if its a red label model 37,then thats about $400.00 to $450.00.why?
11th Commandment of gun collecting.
Demand creates value, i.e. little demand = little value, greater the demand = greater the value.
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High quality manufacture. I believe they used the advertising logo, "Steel-Bilt", and that says a lot. I've got two, a 16 ga. and a .410. Sounds like they are asking too much where you live, as around here a nice one goes for about $250. You might keep your eye on the auctions. 0 -
The other quality of the M37 was the receiver was steel, rather than the more common iron of most of the other single shot break actions. Wow- $400 huh?, I have a 37 that I use for the students in my hunter education classes- the smaller students shoot the game dept 20 ga Rem 870 youth model, the larger ones shoot my 37 16 ga. Even with all the use it gets and has gotten, it still functions perfectly. 0 -
I know this is going to cause some argument, but I always felt Mod 37s were junk compared to Stevens 94s and Iver Johnson Champions. That stamped hammer is a clue that Winchester was simply trading on their name when they made the 37s. 0 -
Hello Joel: I can't speak for the Stevens Md 94, but my first gun was an Iver Johnson. It was and still is one of my favorite .410s. Like I said earlier What made the Winchester was the barrel quality. I think the Iver Johnson quality is there to. When Winchester and Iver Johson were producing these guns, it was hard to beat either one. The only Stevens I own is a little Md 240 .410 over and under, it handles nice, but with the tenite stocks, it's front heavy, not well balanced, but it shoots just fine, as long as you get both hammers cocked, LOL. I'm only speaking about .410s now, but that Md 37 with a 28 in barrel compared to the 26 in on the Iver Johnson, and the 26 in on my Stevens, well the Md 37 has just a little edge on them. Regards Dave 0 -
Joel- you're not causing argument- I just checked the hammer on my M37 and it is machined. I'm aware that Winchester replaced the 37 with the 37A, and it may have had a stamped hammer and been riding on reputation of the older models, but before I made such a claim, I'd confirm the facts. 0 -
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Joel- you're not causing argument- I just checked the hammer on my M37 and it is machined. I'm aware that Winchester replaced the 37 with the 37A, and it may have had a stamped hammer and been riding on reputation of the older models, but before I made such a claim, I'd confirm the facts.
Just as side note correction, the Model 37 was replaced with the Model 370, which was then replaced by the Model 37A.
You are correct in that the original 37s used nothing but machined steel parts. The Model 370 and 37A used stamped parts though (which was typical of all post-63 made Winchesters[xx(]).
Bert H.
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quote:Originally posted by duckhunter
Very simple. Someone wants one.
I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.
[:D] Damn good answer[^].
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!0
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