An acquaintance has one of these for sale, 32" barrels, with box, and I am wondering what its reputation and value is. From reading other posts, it appears that this gun was produced in the 1990s and is the predecessor of the XT Trap.
I am a "dabbler" in trap and shot an XT Trap once, only a few rounds, but I liked it. I currently have a Beretta 391 with 30-inch barrel, and I like that a lot, especially that it is soft-shooting. But I have always wanted to try an O/U ... if the price were right.
The gun appears to be in excellent cosmetic condition, and it has an adjustable comb and an adjustable buttplate with a Kick-Eez pad. (The metal kind that go up-down, left-right, etc.) He says they were added afterwards. He says it has been shot, but not shot out. (Not really sure what that means. Do these guns have a life-span, since they have no moving parts?)
My 391 weighs 7 lb. 13 oz., and the Citori weighs 8 lb. 11 oz. The Citori did feel a bit hefty when I mounted it, but I suppose that could help in my swing, plus soak up some recoil.
Here are my questions:
1) Generally speaking, are these considered good guns that will last, and do they have any endemic issues, like parts that break, etc. (I don't know too much about Brownings.)
2) Anything special I should look for when I go over the gun?
3) What is felt recoil on this gun like, vs. my 391? I'm not a big guy, so I don't want it to beat me up.
4) What would a fair price be to pay for it? Looking at some posts from a few years ago, it seemed that people valued the gun at $1,200-$1,400, but that was just a few posts I read. I'm not sure if these have gone up or down in value since. (I would suppose down, the older they get, since they are not considered classics or collectibles.)
Thanks
I am a "dabbler" in trap and shot an XT Trap once, only a few rounds, but I liked it. I currently have a Beretta 391 with 30-inch barrel, and I like that a lot, especially that it is soft-shooting. But I have always wanted to try an O/U ... if the price were right.
The gun appears to be in excellent cosmetic condition, and it has an adjustable comb and an adjustable buttplate with a Kick-Eez pad. (The metal kind that go up-down, left-right, etc.) He says they were added afterwards. He says it has been shot, but not shot out. (Not really sure what that means. Do these guns have a life-span, since they have no moving parts?)
My 391 weighs 7 lb. 13 oz., and the Citori weighs 8 lb. 11 oz. The Citori did feel a bit hefty when I mounted it, but I suppose that could help in my swing, plus soak up some recoil.
Here are my questions:
1) Generally speaking, are these considered good guns that will last, and do they have any endemic issues, like parts that break, etc. (I don't know too much about Brownings.)
2) Anything special I should look for when I go over the gun?
3) What is felt recoil on this gun like, vs. my 391? I'm not a big guy, so I don't want it to beat me up.
4) What would a fair price be to pay for it? Looking at some posts from a few years ago, it seemed that people valued the gun at $1,200-$1,400, but that was just a few posts I read. I'm not sure if these have gone up or down in value since. (I would suppose down, the older they get, since they are not considered classics or collectibles.)
Thanks