| Author |
Message |
| < 16ga. Guns ~ Citori lightning |
|
 Posted:
Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:19 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 1007
Location: Lancaster county, Pa
|
|
| Saw a citori the other day with 28" ported barrels and 5 briley extended tubes very good condition. What do you guys think its worth. The ported barrels concern me. Also has fiber optic sights which I don't care for. 16 gauge of course. |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Posted:
Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:07 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 12 Mar 2005
Posts: 6535
Location: massachusetts
|
|
If I opine its worth less than one without porting, someone sure as hell is gonna say its worth more.  I'd pass unless you get it at a very, very good price. Porting on a game gun is like steer horns on a Caddy-- its a load of bull.  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:21 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 1007
Location: Lancaster county, Pa
|
|
| I thought the porting should hurt the value also. I don't need another citori and I would use it strictly for skeet and sportingclays. only an american classic SxS will do in the field for me. I just have a hard time walking away from a sixteen when I see one. I'm thinking $950ish. They want $1250 cash price. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:49 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 12 Mar 2005
Posts: 6535
Location: massachusetts
|
|
Ask them how much it would cost to weld up the holes and reblue the barrel?  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:02 pm
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Posts: 1522
Location: NH
|
|
| Sounds like someone built themselves a nice Sporting Clays gun. |
_________________
A bad day of hunting is better than a good day of work. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:21 pm
|
|
|
Joined: 21 Jan 2006
Posts: 166
|
|
| $1250 seems about market price. $200 worth of chokes included is nice as well. I wouldn't be sick overy not picking it up, if you could get it for $950 I'd say that's definitely a good deal. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:36 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 12 Mar 2005
Posts: 6535
Location: massachusetts
|
|
| Sporting clays gun? Here is a recipe for a nice sporting clays gun. Buy one Browning XS 12 gauge with 30-32" barrels, factory ported, add one Pachmeyer pre-fitted Decelerator pad after removing the "Browning Brick" that comes stock on the gun, toss in a liberal bunch of 24 gram 1200 FPS loads, and have fun. Keep the 16 for informal skeet and hunting w/o the holes in the barrel thank you. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:51 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 26 Apr 2005
Posts: 743
|
|
| Gotta watch out for those bore worms. Be sure to spray some industrial strength insecticide in your gun safes! For some reason, they only eat holes in the muzzle end of the barrels, and they almost never attack side by sides. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:04 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 12 Mar 2005
Posts: 6535
Location: massachusetts
|
|
| Not so fast there, I've seen a few. Most folks who would do that to a decent SxS are probably on the same mental level as a bore worm but what can you do. There is another way, REDUCED LOADS!!! DUH!!! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:13 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 1007
Location: Lancaster county, Pa
|
|
| If I saw a guy with a ported sxs 16 I think I would slap him silly. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:15 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 12 Mar 2005
Posts: 6535
Location: massachusetts
|
|
| Why bother, he's probably already dain bramaged. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:04 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Posts: 1522
Location: NH
|
|
I agree with the longer barrels and Decelerator pad. I just had one put on my Feather 16 ga for shooting trap and SC. But I "ain't" gonna let any worms bore into my barrels.  |
_________________
A bad day of hunting is better than a good day of work. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
