| Author |
Message |
| < 16ga. Guns ~ Citori 16 ga options |
|
 Posted:
Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:20 am
|
|
|
Joined: 16 Feb 2007
Posts: 181
Location: Great White North
|
|
1987 was the first year Browning offered the Citori in 16g. Very nice guns with the long tang, full length side ribs, and extra little engraving touches on the screws and forend iron. Also will have the date code PR. Heres my mint '87 example showing off that beauty long tang...
|
_________________
Browning Gold 20/26
Browning Gold 20/28
Browning A5 SS Lightning |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Posted:
Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:00 pm
|
|
|
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
Posts: 56
Location: Michigan
|
|
| That's a great example of an early grade 1! Thanks for sharing. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:54 pm
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
Posts: 161
Location: Orangevale (aka, Sacramento)
|
|
| woodcock1 wrote: |
|
That's a great example of an early grade 1! Thanks for sharing.
|
I picked up a PR gun about 8 years ago. I'm pretty sure it was unfired. No box, but @ $1,100 I felt good about it. I've put only a few rounds through it. Still super tight. Looks great. I believe they called them something different in that first year. Like "hunter" or "field" somebody please correct me. I also have a GR3 from the next year, likewise super tight. |
_________________
a bad day hunting is better than... Anything else! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:39 am
|
|
|
Joined: 16 Feb 2007
Posts: 181
Location: Great White North
|
|
| you are correct, the box labels listed the model as 'FIELD' on first year guns |
_________________
Browning Gold 20/26
Browning Gold 20/28
Browning A5 SS Lightning |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:16 pm
|
|
|
Joined: 19 May 2014
Posts: 141
Location: Massachusetts
|
|
[https://i.postimg.cc/65NPFPgZ/DSCN1587.jpg][/img]
This is one of those Standard lightnings that was customized by Scheels. Note the gray/pewter color of the receiver and the schnabel forend and oil finish
Special engraving:
[https://i.postimg.cc/52X8g4gS/DSCN1588.jpg][/img]
We had a long discussion about this gun when I purchased it years ago. A couple of members had this model also. Have heard that as few as 200 or as many as 500 were made. Not sure I remember. |
_________________
Bob
Browning Citori, 26"
Browning Sweet 16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:17 pm
|
|
|
Joined: 19 May 2014
Posts: 141
Location: Massachusetts
|
|
| looks like I messed up on the pics. Will try again. |
_________________
Bob
Browning Citori, 26"
Browning Sweet 16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:22 pm
|
|
|
Joined: 19 May 2014
Posts: 141
Location: Massachusetts
|
|
|
_________________
Bob
Browning Citori, 26"
Browning Sweet 16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:27 pm
|
|
|
Joined: 19 May 2014
Posts: 141
Location: Massachusetts
|
|
Ok. Got it. Here is the receiver engraving
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/52X8g4gS/DSCN1588.jpg
[/img] |
_________________
Bob
Browning Citori, 26"
Browning Sweet 16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:33 pm
|
|
|
Joined: 19 May 2014
Posts: 141
Location: Massachusetts
|
|
|
_________________
Bob
Browning Citori, 26"
Browning Sweet 16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:42 pm
|
|
|
Joined: 16 Feb 2007
Posts: 181
Location: Great White North
|
|
| Thanks for posting those pics, I've seen Pics of those 16's before and figured it must have been some special run done by somebody...now I know the story behind them. |
_________________
Browning Gold 20/26
Browning Gold 20/28
Browning A5 SS Lightning |
|
|
|
|
|
|
