March 2001

12-Gauge Shotguns for Field and Range: Buy the Browning Citori

In a head-to-head test of stack-barrel 12 gauges, we thought the Citori Lightning Grade I, $1,432, offered more bang for the buck than Ruger’s $1,369 Red Label.

The Lightning Grade I Citori is one of the ûBrowning’s best sellers, and we know why. ûThe $1,432 gun we tested mounted quickly ûand handled smoothly.

Finding the right shotgun for a combination of field shooting and sporting clays competition is quite a trick. The diverse demands of bird hunting—quick shots at hard-flying quail, passing shots at dove and ducks, and incoming shots at decoyed geese—combined with the challenge of odd angles on small clay targets—requires a gun that comes up fast but swings smoothly. It’s also a plus if it has a good trigger and is durable and reliable enough to endure the pounding that clay-target shooting gives a gun. …
 
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