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I have my late father-in-law’s Mod 37 in 410. It a rare one. Made in late ’37 or ’38 base on the fact that the 410 was introduced in the second year of production and that the “pigtail” cocking piece was only used in first year for all chamberings. My Mod 37 410 has the pigtail, the long barrel, the heavy rounded forearm, patent pending roll marking and is a red letter receiver. Be it is not in collector condition.
But it sure get the job done. We’ve been plagued by a beaver trying to turn my floating dock into his lodge. Tried trapping but all I caught was my hand. Read the regs and found out if the beaver is causing property damage, it can be shot. So I set up on the approach to the gangway and waited. About a half hour later a head appeared in the lilypads. About a 20 yd shot with a 410 slug yielded a 44 inch 50 pound beaver. 
Vince
Southern Oregon
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“There is but one answer to be made to the dynamite bomb and that can best be made by the Winchester rifle.”
Teddy Roosevelt
The Mountain Men ate them & Indians relished them. One of the characters on a History Channel show was recently shown butchering & eating one, while he talked about how tasty it was.
In the 1800s eating Beaver Tail was considered a delicacy. But my understanding is that you need to know what you are doing cleaning one and that the tarsal glands can ruin the flavor.
Never tried any beaver myself, so can’t speak to it.
Maverick
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Maverick said
In the 1800s eating Beaver Tail was considered a delicacy. But my understanding is that you need to know what you are doing cleaning one and that the tarsal glands can ruin the flavor.
You Tube to the rescue:
I’d have a hard time eating one. I couldn’t get over the smell. It was 5 hours later when it finally left me. PS, I need to find a hard rubber buttplate for the 37.
Vince
Southern Oregon
NRA member
Fraternal Order of Eagles
“There is but one answer to be made to the dynamite bomb and that can best be made by the Winchester rifle.”
Teddy Roosevelt
Vince said
I’d have a hard time eating one. I couldn’t get over the smell. It was 5 hours later when it finally left me.
You should have called up Tom Oar, beaver trapper extraordinaire, on the Mountain Man series of the History Channel.
I shot a beaver once. It was messing with my Dad’s pond. Never thought of eating it.
And the beat goes on.
Got a second one , bigger than the first. Just look at the size of it’s reer paw.
Vince
Southern Oregon
NRA member
Fraternal Order of Eagles
“There is but one answer to be made to the dynamite bomb and that can best be made by the Winchester rifle.”
Teddy Roosevelt
November 7, 2015
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Vince said
And the beat goes on.Got a second one , bigger than the first. Just look at the size of it’s reer paw.
Good job, figured it took more than one beaver to build a dam.
Mike
That’s a big beav, the castor glands in that are worth more than the fur. Btw beav isn’t to bad, little oily but when your hungry…..
Since the post string gravitated towards the beaver instead of the gun that took it, I’ll try to get it back on track. I love the Model 37s, especially in the sub-gauges. I sure would like to luck into a 28 at a yard sale sometime! My only complaint against the 37 is that, IMO, they should’ve made it a true hammerless with a tang safety-kind of like a single barrel model 24. That would be the only way to improve it, imo.
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Since the post string gravitated towards the beaver instead of the gun that took it, I’ll try to get it back on track. I love the Model 37s, especially in the sub-gauges. I sure would like to luck into a 28 at a yard sale sometime! My only complaint against the 37 is that, IMO, they should’ve made it a true hammerless with a tang safety-kind of like a single barrel model 24. That would be the only way to improve it, imo.
My grandfather had a 12ga hardware store facsimile of the 37 hidden amongst the floor joists in his basement from his farming days. His “horsepower” was fueled by grass, hay and maybe oats now and then, BTW. The chamber was not a 2 3/4” chamber but my older brother wanted it, broken stock and all. I told him not to fire it with modern ammo, even explained why. Twice. After he told me how bad it kicked I explained it to him again. Maybe someday he’ll figure out that I may know a little something about old guns.
I’d like to have a 37 someday to remind me of that old gun. I’ll bet my brother won’t pester me to shoot it!
Mike
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