But it’s far from too heavy to carry. Many consider that extra weight a major plus, especially on the clay range. A heavier gun follows through on a swinging shot better than a lighter gun and absorbs some extra recoil. That’s among the heavier, if not the heaviest, of 20 gauge field guns.
Thus, many shooters will use field guns on the clay range, maybe more often than in the field. Field guns tend to be much cheaper than clay guns and are in much wider ownership. However, the vast majority of shooters will not own both a dedicated field gun and a dedicated clay gun. The Lightning is not purpose built for any clay shooting sports. The Lightning is a field gun. Browning made it to carry around while trying to shoot animals. The Lightning and the Beretta stood head and shoulders above the other guns. For this review, I handled the Beretta Silver Pigeon I (MSRP $2,245), the Franchi Instict L (MSRP $1,149), the CZ Redhead (MSRP $953), and the Stoeger Condor Supreme (MSRP $599). in Belgium or much older production guns made in Belgium.įor comparisons, CZ, Stoeger, Stevens and others make lower-cost over-and-unders in in Turkey, while Franchi makes some in Italy. Superposed guns are basically custom guns made by F.N. Don’t confuse Citoris with Browning Superposed shotguns. The Lightning is the cheapest full-size Citori. They range in MSRP from $1,650 to well over $10,000. Browning makes an insanely large number of models under the Citori line. Miroku has made quality double barrel shotguns since the 1960s. The Miroku factory in Japan makes all Browning Citori shotguns. At the same time, over-and-unders are available for $500 or so.īecause of the wild price disparities and the fact that most all shotguns will do close to the same thing with the shot, namely scatter it, it helps to discuss shotguns in terms of what they are not and how they compare to other guns, in addition to focusing on just the gun itself. Many shooters don’t think of $5,000 models as high-end. Somehow, over-and-unders are among the most expensive guns at times shockingly so. Therefore, they should be the cheapest of guns. Shotguns ― particularly double barrels ― are tricky.
This gun does just what it should and looks just as it should. If you look hard, you can take one home for around $1,600. The Browning Citori Lightning Grade I 20 gauge with 28″ barrels carries a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $1,989. Who knew you’re likely to spend $1,600+ to get a good-looking and good-working over-and-under shotgun? Probably anyone who has shopped the “low” end of the over-under market.
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