Thunder Creek Kid Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I've got a chance to buy an Ithaca/SKB 26" barrels, nice wood no cracks, modified/improved cylinder. For $799.00 plus tax from a little gun store. What's it worth? And what would I have to do to it to make it run ok? Should the barrels be cut, would the inertia firing pins have to be altered? Or could I leave as is and shoot it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Yes, go buy it; these are getting really hard to find for less than $1200. I'll let others comment on barrel length and inertia vs mechanical, but they can all benefit from an action job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Buy it and send it to Doc Noper, he’ll take care of all the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LQ Jones Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Definitely buy it. I just found one for 850 and I thought that was a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Any SKB 12 gauge that is in good shape that you can find for less than $1,000 is a good deal around these parts. Cowboy Action Shooting has really driven up the price on these shotguns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major BS Walker Regulator Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I have been lucky enough to find two SKB's at that price a couple of years ago but not lately. Jump on it and send it to Fast Eddie in Georgia. He'll make it sing like the fat lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Make sure it’s a double lug SKB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Junky Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Model 100 or 200? There are other to but it's probably one of those two. The 100's are a little less than the 200 but they are both worth much more than $800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Yep, as others have said, buy it. If you don't want it, send me the contact info and I'll buy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Do an Internet browser lookup: Ithaca SKB 100 for sale ... fastest way to determine value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripsaw Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 I paid $1150 and $1250 for the last two I bought. Snap it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Arrow Hombre Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 On 6/7/2019 at 6:18 PM, John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 said: Make sure it’s a double lug SKB. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 27 minutes ago, Straight Arrow Hombre said: Why? It was advice from Johnny Meadows years ago, he said they are much stronger, and hold up to CAS use better. The double lug is the one in the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Arrow Hombre Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 1 hour ago, John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 said: It was advice from Johnny Meadows years ago, he said they are much stronger, and hold up to CAS use better. The double lug is the one in the back I’ve been running a single lug for eight years. It hasn’t lead an easy life in my hands and is still tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregonian Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Where were all of these buyers at $1,000 to $1,200 a few weeks ago when I had an Ithaca/SKB Model 100 in almost new condition listed at $850 and finally let it go at $825 shipped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, Oregonian said: Where were all of these buyers at $1,000 to $1,200 a few weeks ago when I had an Ithaca/SKB Model 100 in almost new condition listed at $850 and finally let it go at $825 shipped? Yours was a 20 gauge, 98% of us wouldn't have a 20 gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregonian Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, Tyrel Cody said: Yours was a 20 gauge, 98% of us wouldn't have a 20 gauge. Got it. Can't understand the lack of love on here for 20 gauge, but it is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Oregonian said: Got it. Can't understand the lack of love on here for 20 gauge, but it is what it is. My son started with a 20ga Stoeger, he liked it OK, but we never could find a load that recoiled less than my 12 gauge guns. I'd say ammunition and higher recoil are the biggest reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Dick, SASS #12880 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I've picked up SKB's for $700 or less in recent years, but not on websites checked by people every few minutes. I bought a pristine 100 at an Ohio Gun Collectors show last year for $700 and a fully set up for CAS model 100 at a local gun shop a couple of years ago for $425. The gunshop had bought a bunch of guns from an estate and the SKB's (there were two) were simply nice guns that someone had f'd up as far as the gunshop was concerned. They can still be found, but you have to look. A friend bought the other for $400 but mine was nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregonian Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Tyrel Cody said: My son started with a 20ga Stoeger, he liked it OK, but we never could find a load that recoiled less than my 12 gauge guns. I'd say ammunition and higher recoil are the biggest reasons. Fiocchi makes a reduced power target load that is reasonably priced and is very smooth- that is what my 12 year old son is using (I use it too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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