I am currently looking at buying a Citori White Lightning 20ga and was wondering about barrel length. I didn't realise the most 20ga's come standard with 26" Barrels. Browning does offer this model with 28" barrels but I would have to order the gun through the supplier. I will be using this gun for Skeet and eventually 5 Stand Sporting. Will I be at a disadvantage in these shooting sports with a 26" barrel compared to the 28". Also if I decided to sell the gun in the future is it harder to sell a gun with only 26" barrels? Thanks.
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26" Barrels VS 28"
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The White lightning is sold as a hunting gun, so it generally comes with shorter 26" or 28" barrels. The dedicated Citori XS Skeet only comes with 28" or 30" barrels, because the current trend in skeet is for longer barrels. A dedicated skeet gun is harder to sell if it has 26" barrels, but as a hunting gun, it shouldn't be as much of an issue with the White Lightning. I myself would go with 28" barrels for skeet, but that is a personal choice.I actually use an older Citori 20gauge skeet gun with 26" barrels for my upland bird hunting, because I prefer the faster swing in those conditions.
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I'd buy 28" or 30" barrels. Firstly, they are much smoother than your 26" barrels and from a resale standpoint you'd have a much harder time getting rid of them if you decided to sell. I had a Citori with 28" barrels it was a nice gun for upland and duck shooting. I currently have a Beretta 20 Teknys Sporting gun with 30" barrels and I shoot upland and ducks with it and I took it to Argentina with me a few months ago. I have both 28" and 30" barrels for my Krieghoff and I don't think I'd want anything longer. Whatever you buy make sure that if this is going to be a primary target gun that you get a gun with some weight behind it. A 5.5 lb. field gun will pound you into pulp if you plan on shooting targets all day long. I don't care what anyone says, a 20 ga. is a snappy gun to shoot and there is a fair amount of recoil.
I'd buy 28" or 30" barrels. Firstly, they are much smoother than your 26" barrels and from a resale standpoint you'd have a much harder time getting rid of them if you decided to sell. I had a Citori with 28" barrels it was a nice gun for upland and duck shooting. I currently have a Beretta 20 Teknys Sporting gun with 30" barrels and I shoot upland and ducks with it and I took it to Argentina with me a few months ago. I have both 28" and 30" barrels for my Krieghoff and I don't think I'd want anything longer. Whatever you buy make sure that if this is going to be a primary target gun that you get a gun with some weight behind it. A 5.5 lb. field gun will pound you into pulp if you plan on shooting targets all day long. I don't care what anyone says, a 20 ga. is a snappy gun to shoot and there is a fair amount of recoil.
Whatever you buy make sure that if this is going to be a primary target gun that you get a gun with some weight behind it. A 5.5 lb. field gun will pound you into pulp if you plan on shooting targets all day long. I don't care what anyone says, a 20 ga. is a snappy gun to shoot and there is a fair amount of recoil.
Very good advice. My old 20gauge Citori skeet with 26" barrels weighs about 7lbs, and recoil wise, there isn't a lot of difference compared to my 12 gauge XS Skeet with 30" ported barrels that weighs just over 8lbs, when skeet loads are fired in both of them.
