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Old January 18, 2018, 06:53 AM   #1
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new citori

what a maroon. should have purchased one years ago. it shoots where it points. handles like a dream. it is so good I gathered up all the remingtons and ithicas and took them to the pawn shop. good bye, like a bad girlfriend.
...I bet I spent over 3 grand on mediocre guns chasing clays (both 5 stand and sporting). the instant choke choice is wonderful too. recoil is a lighter than some of the semis I shot. must be stock design and weight balance. oh well. bob

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Old January 18, 2018, 08:55 AM   #2
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which model citori did you get?
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Old January 18, 2018, 08:56 AM   #3
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I wish more people here would read your comment. 99% of the posts here are queries for info on the cheapest of cheap guns made.
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Old January 18, 2018, 09:37 AM   #4
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I got the cxs. this last year I tried a rem classic trap and a Browning Maxus. Neither was as smooth as the citori. ....bob

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Old January 18, 2018, 10:02 AM   #5
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I'm glad to see this post. I have been slowly whittling my collection down as far as quantity and going more for quality. I really only can justify one shotgun and have been waivering on what to do. This puts things a bit more back into perspective
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Old January 18, 2018, 10:14 AM   #6
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I fully intend to use this thing birds. Clays. Coyotes. Whatever. Some of the guns I ditched I have had since my 20s. Bob
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Old January 18, 2018, 12:18 PM   #7
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I've looked at the Citori but ended up with a nice Superposed. I'm totally sold on the Brownings.

When I started shooting clays I was talked into a Red Label all weather. After 2 years I kept having problems with light strikes. After the second trip to a smith I parted ways with it. Now I fully agree about buying quality.
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Old January 18, 2018, 05:08 PM   #8
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best browning ive seen out there for he money is the crossover. the features alone are what a good gun is worth alone.
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Old January 19, 2018, 08:48 PM   #9
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I fully intend to use this thing birds. Clays. Coyotes. Whatever. Some of the guns I ditched I have had since my 20s. Bob
I use my Citori on everything I can but the Mossberg 500 still gets a lot of use in wet weather and duck hunting on the marsh. I wish I could trust myself not to have a stupid moment and potentially drop it in the drink. It has only happened once with the Mossberg and kayak but the rope attached brought the gun up easily.

And I also like third shot capability.
This year:
Citori ---22 pheasants, 1 mallard drake and a rabbit.
Mossberg 500-- 2 pheasants, 9 coots, 1 bluebill, and 1 mallard.
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Old February 18, 2018, 10:25 PM   #10
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update. did some pattern checking today. Carlson's light modified tube with clever mirage ammo is the ticket. nice round pattern with no holes. bob
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Old February 19, 2018, 10:43 AM   #11
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I own-hunt-shoot four o/u,s, two double barrels, one semi-auto and one single shot, all brownings. and I have other shotguns too for special hunts. but the brownings get 90 percent of the action. i have not had any problems with any of the brownings thru tens of thousands of rounds, factory and reloads.
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