what grade citori is this

[oldbeek]

I have a citori 20 ga. tag on box says citori gran lightning next to grade there is a sticker that has R/ 79-1 What does that mean? Pretty fancy wood

 

[22250Rem]

Welcome to THR...... I can't help you with identifying the grade of your Citori and I was hoping someone would post some info on that...... Because I picked up my first Citori, a 525 in 12 ga. back in August and I'm also in the dark on its grade. Any folks out there knowledgeable on Citori grading? I could post some photos if need be. According to the serial number mine's a 2004 production model but that's about all I've uncovered so far.

 

[Rudolph31]

This might help:
http://www.nramuseum.org/media/940941/serialization-date of manufacture.pdf

If not, call Browning.

 

[gunut]

cant help you with the numbers...but the gran lightning is a grade 1 with fancy wood.....

 

[CopperFouling]

http://www.browning.com/products/fi...ilability/citori-gran-lightning-16-gauge.html

The link above is to a 16 gauge, but perhaps it's relevant to yours? If nothing else, call Browning customer service with your serial number and ask. I did that a few months ago, and it was enlightening.

 

[BigBore44]

Is it possible it’s year ‘79 grade 1? I’m not up to date on Citori’s but that’s what makes sense to me.