I am looking to purchase a Browning trap gun used and think I found one in my price range. However, the action lever is bottomed out (in the 6-o'clock position). Is this a non-starter? Is it fixable, but expensive? Any help would be appreciated.

 

BTW, it is a 1988 Browning Citori o/u.

 

Thanks!

Thanks, Nick!

 

I am looking to purchase a Browning trap gun used and think I found one in my price range. However, the action lever is bottomed out (in the 6-o'clock position). Is this a non-starter? Is it fixable, but expensive? Any help would be appreciated.

 

BTW, it is a 1988 Browning Citori o/u.

 

Thanks!

 

I guess it would depend. usually the bottomed out or 6 oclock dictates the gun has certainly been shot a lot. That doesn't mean it has no life in it. If your buying it at a very good price and your not going to be shooting 5000 shells in year, it may be good for you. If you wanted something that had no limits and wanted ti keeo it for life, then I would pass.

Thanks, Bry@n. I think it is a good price. Not sure I would shoot 5000 in 2 years, but maybe I should just bite the bullet and buy new (probably 2x the price of this used one with 7 chokes and the hard case).

 

Well, if your shooting trap, you want a min of 30" gun. Preferably a 32" gun and the really big trap guys will go to 34".

 

I am a firm believer that you get what you pay for and I prefer to buy once and only cry once. I would take your time and see if you can meet up with people to try their different shotguns. Myself, I prefer over under shotguns but like having a semi to make things interesting.

 

What is your price range? I may know somebody who has a gun.

Bry@n, it is more that I am looking for a good deal and (today) I have my heart set on a Browning Citori because ... because I want one. (A few weeks ago, I wanted a Browning BT 99. Before that it was a Citori. Before that, I really was not interested in long guns.)

:-)). Seriously, though, a good gun for a good price is something I would be interested in. I am looking at spending around $1200 or less. Any higher and I need to ask The Boss....

 

Nickjc, I think I am going to pass on this. I am pouting because I let a $1200 used XT slip through my fingers a week ago. Besides, I gotta save for an upper anyway, right?! I will PM you the info.

The XT's are nice guns. I have been eyeing the idea of going to a completely seperate gun for trap but keep thinking I wanna use my sporter because my love is reallyy sporting clays. Everything else is just to get some time behind the shotgun.

 

I like citori's a lot and recently fell for the beretta 692 and the beretta dt-11. I would hold off, sometimes the good deals get you into trouble.

 

For instance, I was looking for a cynergy for my wife. Was going for a 20ga and just never pulled the trigger on one. The dealer ended up sending the paperwork back to us because I didn't do anything. 1 week later, I found one locally at the club for half the cost and it was a 12ga. She shoots it all day and doesn't feel a thing. It worked out for us.

Thanks, Bry@n. I will keep looking.