This particular brand is kind of an "also ran" behind Remington, Mossberg, Benelli, etc. It's still in production and (IIRC) is the longest in-production shotgun design in history - since 1937. A lot of hunters still swear by the Ithaca 37 and it's still made in the Defense model (5 or 8 round). The bottom eject feature is seen as a plus by many.

I wouldn't imagine that you'd see many Ithacas at three-gun matches and I don't know how it would hold up to extended, high round count sessions. It did seem to do OK in police and military service over the decades.

Any Ithaca fans (or enemies)?