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BigJimP · July 4, 2011, 03:41 PM

I have Citori XS Skeet models - in 28ga and .410 ...both with 30" barrels - and weighted the same ...and they feel the same / but hands down, I shoot the 28ga with a lot more confidence and effectiveness.( like the lightning models, my 20ga, 28ga and .410 XS Skeet models - are all built on the 20ga receiver).

Its not that I haven't shot good scores with the .410 ... I have a few 25's to my credit ...but if I miss one bird / then I start talking to myself ...and it all crumbles. For me - if I had a tubed gun / vs my stand alone gun in .410 ...it wouldn't matter. Its mental for me... I do have a couple of 2nd place finishes in the .410 event ( 2005 and 2006 I think ) in my state sporting clays championship ( both yrs I lost to the same shooter - by 1 bird / which still chaps me a little )...and I won, in back to back yrs, in the 28ga events ...where I beat the same guy. So I know its mental ....

The 28ga has a lot more uses ...quail, etc ...and I would say go with the 28ga but I like them both / in fact tomorrow, I'll go to my club with my 28ga and my .410 ...for some skeet ....

July 4, 2011, 03:41 PM	#8
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	I have Citori XS Skeet models - in 28ga and .410 ...both with 30" barrels - and weighted the same ...and they feel the same / but hands down, I shoot the 28ga with a lot more confidence and effectiveness.( like the lightning models, my 20ga, 28ga and .410 XS Skeet models - are all built on the 20ga receiver). Its not that I haven't shot good scores with the .410 ... I have a few 25's to my credit ...but if I miss one bird / then I start talking to myself ...and it all crumbles. For me - if I had a tubed gun / vs my stand alone gun in .410 ...it wouldn't matter. Its mental for me... I do have a couple of 2nd place finishes in the .410 event ( 2005 and 2006 I think ) in my state sporting clays championship ( both yrs I lost to the same shooter - by 1 bird / which still chaps me a little )...and I won, in back to back yrs, in the 28ga events ...where I beat the same guy. So I know its mental .... The 28ga has a lot more uses ...quail, etc ...and I would say go with the 28ga but I like them both / in fact tomorrow, I'll go to my club with my 28ga and my .410 ...for some skeet .... Last edited by BigJimP; July 4, 2011 at 03:53 PM.