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Some shotguns come and go, but the Citori Lightning has been earning its keep in duck blinds and on clay courses for decades, and this 12 gauge version shows why. The look is pure classic Browning: deep bluing across the barrels, receiver, top lever, and trigger guard, high-relief engraving on the steel receiver, a gold trigger, and a gloss-finished walnut stock with sharp cut checkering. It traces its lines back to the old Superposed, and you can see that heritage the second you pick it up.
The rounded pistol grip and matching rounded forearm are what give the Lightning its name, and they are more than just good looks. The open, rounded grip sits between a straight English stock and a full pistol grip, so you get quick, natural mounting with plenty of control once the gun is on your shoulder. Your hand lands in the same spot every time, which pays off whenever a bird flushes or a pair of clays comes off the trap fast. A single selective trigger with a top tang barrel selector lets you pick which barrel fires first, and hammer ejectors kick fired hulls clear while lifting unfired shells for easy removal.
The 28 inch vent rib barrels are back-bored and finished with an ivory front bead, and the 3 inch chambers are chrome plated to shrug off thousands of rounds and clean up quick. Browning includes three Invector-Plus flush choke tubes in Full, Modified, and Improved Cylinder, so you can tighten up for late-season pheasants or open things up for skeet without buying anything extra.
Underneath it all is the Citori action that made this gun famous: a full-width tapered locking bolt engaging tapered recesses in the rear barrel lugs, with a hinge pin running the full width of the receiver. That is why so many of these guns get handed from one generation to the next still locking up tight. At around 8 pounds, it soaks up recoil nicely for long days at the range, and the included recoil pad helps too. This is the kind of over-under you buy once and shoot for the rest of your life.
It ships with three flush-fit Invector-Plus choke tubes: Full, Modified, and Improved Cylinder. That covers most upland hunting and clay situations right out of the box. Since it uses the Invector-Plus system, extended and specialty tubes are widely available if you want to fine-tune your patterns later.
Yes, and that versatility is a big part of why the Lightning has stuck around so long. The 28 inch back-bored barrels swing smoothly on clays while staying quick enough for flushing birds, and the 3 inch chambers handle everything from light target loads to heavier field ammo. Plenty of folks run one gun for pheasants in the fall and skeet the rest of the year.
The Lightning grip is a rounded, more open design that sits between a straight English grip and a full pistol grip. Many find it faster to the shoulder than a full grip while still giving consistent hand placement shot after shot. The rounded forearm matches it, which is the signature look that gives the Lightning its name.
It can. The barrel selector is built into the top tang safety, so you can choose the bottom or top barrel for the first pull of the single selective trigger. The second pull fires the remaining barrel, which lets you stage your choke selection, say Improved Cylinder first and Modified second on a flushing bird.
| UPC | 023614067856 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 013461304 |
| Action | |
| ATF Type | Shotgun |
| Barrel Length | 28" |
| Caliber/Gauge | 12 Gauge |
| Capacity | 2 |
| Chokes Included | F,M,IC |
| Package Height | 3.4 |
| Package Width | 10.1 |
| Product Type | Shotgun |
| Safety | Top Tang |
| Shipping Weight | 10.35 |
| Sights | Ivory Front Bead Sight |
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