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Average prices in my area ...for a citori Lighting - field grade gun with no significant wear on it ...is right around $ 1,250.../ the case used is easily worth another $ 150 - $200 depending on condition. So I think your buddy is making you a fair deal...if you want the gun. If the refinish was done properly - and looks like the original Browning finish - there is no downside to the value....if it doesn't look like the original Browning finish - it could hurt the value ....just depends.
List price on the Citori Lightning....in 12ga or 20ga ...is $ 2,070 with the average price new in box around here at about $ 1,750. List on the case now, new , is about $350 ....not all of them have straps....go to Browning.com and look at the cases..fitted for O/U's and you'll find several styles.
26" barrels these days - are awful short. 28" is more common / and a lot of us went to 30" barrels on our Field guns ...and general purpose guns several years ago. 26" guns - tend to be a little "whippy" vs smooth on follow thru ....but it depends on what you like. Value on a 26" gun is less than a 28" or a 30" but the lightning series was only made in 26" and 28"...unless it was a special order gun - and that isn't likely.
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