Would you go pistol-less for a Citori?

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Dealer has a new 20ga Citori (26'' barrels) that's been sitting on the rack for awhile marked down to $1079.

Hunting season is coming up and the only shotgun I currently own is a ratty 870 Express 12ga that's set up for HD--short barrel---short stock---but I could always go back to the original configuration.

The downside is I would have to sell/trade every pistol I own to get the Browning---leaving me pistol-less for at least several months. I have the gun on hold for a day and they no longer have lay-a-way and I don't do credit cards.

What says the hive?
 
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How important are those pistols and how easily replaceable are they? Is it worth it to YOU, given YOUR finances and which guns give YOU the most pleasure?. That is a nice price for a Citori, and if you're a major upland hunter, it would merit serious consideration. If, on the other hand, you only hunt a little, it might be easier on the wallet to put the hunting barrel and stock configuration on the 870 and keep some or all of your pistols
 
Very nice upland shotgun in 20. Wouldn't touch it in 12.

I'd be tempted, and I already have a 20 Gauge 26" O/U that I use for that.

That said, I wouldn't sell off a bunch of other guns unless I REALLY knew I wanted it, and I didn't want the other guns (I currently have a good few things lying around, that I don't want at all).

oneounceload is right: you can get a 26" barrel for the 870 and go upland hunting. If you really like it, you can save up and get another gun next season.
 
I guess it depends on how much you want the Citori.

Since my CHL doesn't cover shotguns (and I don't have a coat I could fit a 26" shotgun under) I don't think I could go completely pistol less, but if all your pistols are range toys and not SD weapons then it might be worth it if you do a lot of hunting/clay shooting.
 
Of course, a Weatherby SA-08 20 Gauge semiauto would be half that, and work just as well as a upland gun.
 
Guess it what you got to have . A guy back where i grew up ran a quail hunting club and was known to be a great shot. The local sporting clay guys had to challenge him to get there to shot. He got hooked on it, best club shooter that year and best state score the next 2 years and then just stopped shooting to put time back on raiseing quail an guideing . He shot a winchester model 12 from 1962 with a cutts comp on it. Out shot all the high dollar guns and there shooters.
 
He shot a winchester model 12 from 1962 with a cutts comp on it. Out shot all the high dollar guns and there shooters.
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high dollar guns don't "buy" targets - guns that FIT do.....and most folks who have high-dollar guns get them fitted. If the gun fits, and swings right for you, that's what counts. That being said, a Perazzi SCO is sure easy on the eyes.........
 
Dude...tough call. I love my Citori Lightning Feather (12 ga), and can't imagine not having it. It is a nice upland hunter; looks and shoots good on the skeet field. But if the only way I could get one was to forfeit my pistols, I'm not sure I could do it. If you can configure your current scattergun to fill the bird hunting role, I'd do that and hold onto your pistols. Save some coin, and splurge on your dream shotgun when you don't have to sacrifice so much.
 
Do not!!!! Just buy a replacement barrel for the 870 and practice like crazy with it. It's not ideal, but neither is selling off "every pistol you own"...forget that! It doesn't matter that the 870 is ratty, as you put it, as long as you buy the long barrel, practice with it and get down how it acts. A poor carpenter blames his tools while a good carpenter knows how to use them! Good luck.
 
I'd suggest also that, until you've put in some time with the 870 shooting clay targets and birds, you won't even know what shotgun you REALLY want.

Different guns have different fit and feel.
 
Omaha-BeenGlockin said:
Dealer has a new 20ga Citori (26'' barrels) that's been sitting on the rack for awhile marked down to $1079.

Hunting season is coming up and the only shotgun I currently own is a ratty 870 Express 12ga that's set up for HD--short barrel---short stock---but I could always go back to the original configuration.

The downside is I would have to sell/trade every pistol I own to get the Browning---leaving me pistol-less for at least several months. I have the gun on hold for a day and they no longer have lay-a-way and I don't do credit cards.

What says the hive?
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You may be pistol-less but you won't be defenseless with two shotguns. You don't give enough info to make a valid debate either way, but I'm a hunter and I love shotguns especially doubles so I'd do the deal.
 
I don't like straight stock shotguns, but that's just me, they don't feel right, maybe because all these years of shooting the others.
 
Hunting season is coming up and the only shotgun I currently own is a ratty 870 Express 12ga that's set up for HD--short barrel---short stock---but I could always go back to the original configuration.
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To me, this sounds like you already have a long barrel for the 870. I would keep your handguns and just shoot what you have for now. Throw a long barrel on it and go shoot some skeet or 5 stand to get ready for hunting season.
 
What pistols specifically would you be trading? That would make a big difference in whether I thought it was a wise move or not.
 
What "pistols" are we talking about? If we are truly talking semi auto pistols, I'd trade them in a heartbeat, and I don't even like O/Us. I have run thru over 40 centerfire semi auto handguns and now own zero. Not my cup of tea.
For certain revolvers, I would have to think about it, but unless they were rare, or extremely hard to replace, or my CCW weapon, and I wanted the Citori, they'd be history.
 
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You may be pistol-less but you won't be defenseless with two shotguns.
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Really? You are MUCH more likely to be attacked outside of your home. Maybe it's just me, but I personally find it a lot harder to CCW a freakin' shotgun. :rolleyes:

To the OP...keep at least one good, reliable, quality handgun. Two is even better in case the one breaks, gets confiscated in a self-defense scenario, etc...
 
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