Broken Browning Citori Trap - worth fixing?

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Looking at this Browning Citori Trap for sale on the EE. However, the bottom ejector is broken, and there is some pitting on the hinge. Any idea what it would cost to get this fixed by a gunsmith? Is the pitting a serious issue? Trying to decide whether this is worth buying and fixing, don't want to dump too much money into it.

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...ning-Citori-Trap-PRICE-REDUCED?highlight=trap
 
IMO ejectors are a PITA on most trap ranges. I wouldn’t care if the bottom barrel only extracted. That is some serious galling and points to significant neglect, but it’s cosmetic really. That’s in the ball park for what is a pretty nice trap gun that needs some TLC. I’d be more comfortable at $800 and a 3 day return agreement.

The reason it may have required 2 hands to open until the last 200 rounds could be related to the broken ejector...who knows what’s going on inside that gun.
 
For the right price it could be a good shooter grade shotgun. That will buff out to the point where it won’t hang up on itself and chew it up even more. Ejector can be a pain, but not the worst task. I don’t think it’s worth it if you’re paying someone to fix it. Only if you can do most of the work yourself. And Even at that, I think $700-$800 would be my top...
There’s only two reasons something doesn’t sell. It’s priced too high, or there’s something wrong with it. It’s that simple. In this case it’s got a little of both going for it.
 
that galling looks a little ruff for only 3000 rounds as claimed.
the stock doesn't look clean either, i agree 800 sounds closer.
i just bought two ejectors from Laib's for my 3200. they were just over $100.US
 
The galling is ugly, but can be smoothed up and lubricated to protect it from further damage. The Ejector doesn't look broken, so it could be a collapsed ejector spring or in the trip mechanism.
The way you convert Citori ejectors to extractors is to put in softer springs - many guys use 1911 pistol springs.
The lower firing pin has likely been replaced, looking at the firing pin disc. I have my doubts about the round count.
It is a low rib Trap, not a high rib gun.
If I was buying it, I'd want to get it in the $750/800 range. Previous posts nailed it.
 
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