Super quick question about "barrel selector" lever on Citori shotgun

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Sorry, going to shoot some trap with my new Citori crossover target this afternoon. This is my first over/under shotgun. I will be shooting trap singles from bottom barrel only. When I select "under" for my barrel and fire, and open up the action to extract the shell and reload, will it automatically go back to "under" barrel? Or will switch to "over" barrel? (e.g. I have to manually select "under" barrel each time I shoot)? Thanks!
 
jermyzy,from the Browning Web page this morning....
Hammers are powered by powerful coil-type mainsprings for positive primer ignition. The convenient barrel selector allows the shooter to choose which barrel fires on the first pull of the single trigger, and the second pull fires the remaining barrel. Ejectors are activated by a sharp hammer blow for more positive ejection than the push imparted by competitors’ ejectors. The automatic ejectors eject fired shells when the breech is opened and elevate unfired shells for easy removal.(Browning.com)
But, iirc there is a way to deactivate this feature(barrel selector) and I know it is not in the instruction booklet, but rather a gunsmith type modification.
By gunsmith modification I mean there is some dis-assembly and they remove a small part.
Someone at your trap club should point you to the right guy or call Shane at Reliable and ask if he can do this....
Rob
 
the spank said:
Citori's have ejectors. Your barrel selector does not change after a shot. It only changes if you change it wether on purpose or accidentally.
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I am so used to using Citori shotguns, that I use my hand to block the empty hulls from ejecting, and I have no desire at all to disable them. I never use the safety on any of my O/U shotguns, so the selector never gets moved. An open action is far safer than trusting a safety, and the action is always open on my guns, until I am ready to shoot.
 
stubblejumper said:
I am so used to using Citori shotguns, that I use my hand to block the empty hulls from ejecting, and I have no desire at all to disable them. I never use the safety on any of my O/U shotguns, so the selector never gets moved. An open action is far safer than trusting a safety, and the action is always open on my guns, until I am ready to shoot.
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So when you have marked a bird in the field and you are working up to it, your gun is broken over your arm until the flush? If that is not the case, that is what the safety is for... anticipating an imminent flush with gun at port arms while moving through cover... the tang safety is flicked off when the bird goes to air... if you are breaching this protocol, because of a silly refusal to use the mechanical safety, you are jeopardizing your dog, partners, yourself or all three.
 
stubblejumper said:
I am so used to using Citori shotguns, that I use my hand to block the empty hulls from ejecting, and I have no desire at all to disable them. I never use the safety on any of my O/U shotguns, so the selector never gets moved. An open action is far safer than trusting a safety, and the action is always open on my guns, until I am ready to shoot.
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Im assuming you only use your Citori for shooting at clays, in which this makes sense. But if you are hunting in this manner, I wouldnt quick to try and teach this method to anyone, especially someone who has purchased his first gun!
 
hoytcanon said:
So when you have marked a bird in the field and you are working up to it, your gun is broken over your arm until the flush? If that is not the case, that is what the safety is for... anticipating an imminent flush with gun at port arms while moving through cover... the tang safety is flicked off when the bird goes to air... if you are breaching this protocol, because of a silly refusal to use the mechanical safety, you are jeopardizing your dog, partners, yourself or all three.
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My gun is carried broken with rounds in the chambers when I hunt with a break action gun, which is always for pheasant and upland birds. The gun remains broken, until I reach the dog on point, and prepare for the flush. Only then do I close the gun. If the dogs move to follow a moving bird, I open the gun before following them. If the bird flushes unexpectedly, I close the gun and shoot. It takes at most a second to close the gun, and I usually wait at least that long to let the bird get out a bit anyways, as the dogs are usually pointed within a few feet of the bird.
 
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stubblejumper said:
My gun is carried broken with rounds in the chambers when I hunt with a break action gun, which is always for pheasant and upland birds. The gun remains broken, until I reach the dog on point, and prepare for the flush. Only then do I close the gun. If the dogs move to follow a moving bird, I open the gun before following them. If the bird flushes unexpectedly, I close the gun and shoot. It takes at most a second to close the gun, and I usually wait at least that long to let the bird get out a bit anyways, as the dogs are usually pointed within a few feet of the bird.
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Where we hunt you don't have a split second to wait for the bird to get "out a bit..." "out a bit" means "no longer visible"... carry your gun open and you will be going home empty handed.
 
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hoytcanon said:
Where we hunt you don't have a split second to wait for the bird to get "out a bit..." "out a bit" means "no longer visible"... carry your gun open and you will be going home empty handed.
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So since you couldn't make it appear that my gun handling was not safe, especially with Cat joining in, you change tactics? :rolleyes:Well I very much appreciate hunting in Alberta rather than Ontario, and we do just fine here, carrying our guns broken in the field.:)
 
stubblejumper said:
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So since you couldn't make it appear that my gun handling was not safe, especially with Cat joining in, you change tactics? :rolleyes:Well I very much appreciate hunting in Alberta rather than Ontario, and we do just fine here, carrying our guns broken in the field.:)
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You apparently missed my point... I didn't switch anything... I said there are two safe methods of moving in thick cover with a loaded gun... broken open OR with an engaged mechanical safety... and if you disdain the mechanical safety and refuse to use it, then your option is to keep the gun open until the flush... I continued the SAME point, by expressing that if your gun is broken on upland game in these parts, you will connect with very few birds.

If you do hunt right up to the flush with a broken gun... that is very well... but not an option everywhere.

Did that breakdown help you?
 
hoytcanon said:
You apparently missed my point... I didn't switch anything... I said there are two safe methods of moving in thick cover with a loaded gun... broken open OR with an engaged mechanical safety... and if you disdain the mechanical safety and refuse to use it, then your option is to keep the gun open until the flush... I continued the SAME point, by expressing that if your gun is broken on upland game in these parts, you will connect with very few birds.

If you do hunt right up to the flush with a broken gun... that is very well... but not an option everywhere.

Did that breakdown help you?
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It helped me but then I'm mostly illiterate anyways.....;)
 
hoytcanon said:
You apparently missed my point... I didn't switch anything... I said there are two safe methods of moving in thick cover with a loaded gun... broken open OR with an engaged mechanical safety... and if you disdain the mechanical safety and refuse to use it, then your option is to keep the gun open until the flush... I continued the SAME point, by expressing that if your gun is broken on upland game in these parts, you will connect with very few birds.

If you do hunt right up to the flush with a broken gun... that is very well... but not an option everywhere.

Did that breakdown help you?
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In most situations where I hunt, if you are hunting over good pointers, you can usually close the gun before the bird is flushed. I have often stood looking at the pointed bird . while waiting for someone to get in position, before flushing the bird. In other cases, where the cover was very heavy, I heard the rooster flush, closed the gun, and shouldered it just as the bird rose above the brush. I have lost shot opportunities because the bird rose behind cover, but an open action was certainly not a factor.
 
stubblejumper said:
In most situations where I hunt, if you are hunting over good pointers, you can usually close the gun before the bird is flushed. I have often stood looking at the pointed bird . while waiting for someone to get in position, before flushing the bird. In other cases, where the cover was very heavy, I heard the rooster flush, closed the gun, and shouldered it just as the bird rose above the brush. I have lost shot opportunities because the bird rose behind cover, but an open action was certainly not a factor.
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Hunting grouse and woodcock in eastern thickets or over flushing dogs might change your mind on having your gun "open until flush." To each their own, as long as it is safe for all participants.
 
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