Browning Citori Skeet

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Remingtonman13

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Hello,
I have the opportunity to buy a browning citori skeet model for $1375. It’s in pretty much brand new condition I wouldn’t even say there’s any wear on it at all. Although, it’s nothing like I have seen before. The receiver is all black with no engravings at all. Doesn’t even say citori on the side of it just at the bottom in front of the trigger guard. The barrels are fixed skeet and measure to be 26 inches. Vented rib with double bead. I just don’t know how to value the gun because I don’t see anything like it on the market. My guess is it’s an old model that has been sitting in the cabinet for decades. Just weirded out by it only saying citori on the bottom.
If anyone else has a gun like that let me know or if you think it’s a good buy.


Thanks
 
Sounds like a first generation Citori first produced in the 70's. They had plain receivers and 26"bbls were the popular length back then for skeet. Fixed chokes were also the norm as the invector chokes had not yet been offered at that time. $1375 sounds a bit high BUT if the gun is as new as you say where are you going to buy a new Citori for that kind of $ today? The going rate on those older guns usually falls in the $900-$1000 range in very good condition in 12ga and the sub-gauges always fetch a few hundred $ more.
You do not need to contact Browning to date it, you can do it on their website yourself if you have the serial#.....

https://www.browning.com/support/date-your-firearm/citori-over-under-shotgun.html


https://www.browning.com/support/date-your-firearm.html
 
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Spank nailed it but in adition to what he said, what do you intend to do with the gun? If it is indeed an older fixed choke gun then the game of skeet might be the only thing it's good for with it's open chokes. Maybe birds over pointers too but certainly not birds over flushers since the shots generaly are longer. Having changable choke tubes would make it much more desirable in my opinion with invector plus choke tubes being slightly more desirable than invector chokes.
 
My first clays gun was an early 80s Citori skeet. At that time it sold for around $1400 with invector chokes. The 26" barrels were common then, but the 28" barrels sell easier now. The price sounds a little high for fixed chokes and 26" barrels.
 
As already mentioned a very good, basic, fixed choke 12 Gauge Citori should be about $1000. Lots are listed for more, especially on #######, those guns don't sell, people must think that their fixed choke gun is worth Invector plus money.
 
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