I have an Ithaca model 37,with a solid ribbed barrel,that use to be my dads. He bought it in 1955 and has had many thousand rds through it. Its easy to load,especially in cold waterfowl season,when your fingers are cold. Love the bottom feed and ejectiion. Its got fewer moving parts than ANY shotgun,hence less chance for malfunction.Wouldn,t take anthing for it. To bad about the company folding there doors. Its a great loss to all involved. vangunsmith