want it for trap skeet and sporting clays. im not very advanced so i dont need Krieghoffs etc
That's a great idea FS. Those old Superposed actions are rock solid and will go for a LONG long time. I am thinking of doing the same thing with a 20ga Superposed that has a monte carlo add on stock at my dealer, if I can talk him down on the price.Fish Springs said:One of the most wickedly effective sporting clays shooters I've ever seen was shooting an old Superposed with fixed I/C and I/Mod--that he'd bought in college, had fitted and never looked back.
Well, I was in the Spring, TX, Gander Mountain this afternoon and there was a used Citori, 12ga, 26" on the rack for $625. For some unknown reason, the barrels had been poorly refinished. The action seemed tight and the bore ok. Someone more familiar might use as is or have the barrels refinished properly.As for those $700 Citori's, man point me to them.
That's the trouble with Browning O/U shotguns, they have no resale value.shotar said:Don't let the high $$ guys frighten you. If you buy one of the Khan, mossberg, stoeger, baikals for $400 or less. The worst that will happen is you sell it later for $300 +/- no big deal if you got your enjoyment out of it. No serious financial loss either. I see alot of $700 Citoris on the used market. Given they are over $2000 new, thats a serious loss right there.
Are you suggesting that one or both both of those Citoris fit Shotar's "paid over $2000, sell for $799" criteria?Mike1951 said:Well, I was in the Spring, TX, Gander Mountain this afternoon and there was a used Citori, 12ga, 26" on the rack for $625. For some unknown reason, the barrels had been poorly refinished. The action seemed tight and the bore ok. Someone more familiar might use as is or have the barrels refinished properly.As for those $700 Citori's, man point me to them.
I left there and went to Carter Country where they had a 12ga Citori for $739. Unfortunately, I arrived after closing so I didn't ask them to unsecure it for me to take a better look. Looking at it in the rack, I didn't see anything wrong with it.
The day wasn't a total loss. I picked up a Rem 552BDL for $110.
Mike
Exactly my point. The $400 Khan will be worth about $300 two years from now. The SPartan will be worth about the same or maybe a little more. The $299 Stoeger will be worth $225 or so. Not much value will be lost in real $$. The B gun however will lose half or more of its value and still be an expensive used gun. The upside is that it won't lose much more than that when the second owner goes to sell it.j beede said:That's the trouble with Browning O/U shotguns, they have no resale value.shotar said:Don't let the high $$ guys frighten you. If you buy one of the Khan, mossberg, stoeger, baikals for $400 or less. The worst that will happen is you sell it later for $300 +/- no big deal if you got your enjoyment out of it. No serious financial loss either. I see alot of $700 Citoris on the used market. Given they are over $2000 new, thats a serious loss right there.
Actually Academy Sporting Goods has stores all over the south... see the thread on this in the Yildiz forum. Some interesting commentary on how exactly we define the "south". LOL...williray4 said:The Yildiz?????? looks like a halfway decent gun too, BUT!! I know they're sold in Texas but where else and who does the warranty work..