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Encyclopedia > Browning Citori
Browning Citori

Browning Citori 525
Type double-barreled shotgun
Place of origin Japan
Production history
Manufacturer Miroku Corporation
Produced 1973 - present
Specifications
Barrel length 26, 28, 30, or 32 inches

Caliber 12, 20, or 28 gauge or .410 bore

The Browning Citori is a double-barreled shotgun of the "over and under" type, with one barrel above the other. It is made in a variety of styles and calibers. The Citori is popular with enthusiasts of clay target games such as trap and skeet, and also with upland bird hunters. A double-barreled shotgun is a shotgun with two barrels, unlike single-barrelled shotguns capable of multiple shots such as pump action shotguns or semi-automatic shotguns. ... A pump-action, a Remington 870, two semi-automatic action Remington 1100 shotguns, 20 boxes of shotgun shells, a clay trap, and three boxes of clay pigeons. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ... The Gauge or bore (especially in British English) of a shotgun is the diameter (caliber) of the barrel. ... . ... A double-barreled shotgun is a shotgun with two barrels, unlike single-barrelled shotguns capable of multiple shots such as pump action shotguns or semi-automatic shotguns. ... A pump-action, a Remington 870, two semi-automatic action Remington 1100 shotguns, 20 boxes of shotgun shells, a clay trap, and three boxes of clay pigeons. ... The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ... Clay pigeons in an automatic thrower. ... Trap shooting in Ohio, c. ... Skeet shooting is one of the two major types of competitive shotgun shooting at clay targets (the other is Trap shooting). ... Upland game is an American term which refers to those game birds hunted with pointing breeds, flushing spaniels, and retrievers which are not water fowl. ...


The Citori is marketed and distributed by the Browning Arms Company. It is manufactured for Browning by the Miroku Corporation in Nangoku, Japan. Browning Arms Company was founded in Utah in 1927. ... Nankoku (南国市; -shi) is a city located in Kochi, Japan. ...


Further reading

  • Performance test of Browning Citori Lightning Field Grade, Ruger Red Label, and Beretta Silver Pigeon, Gun Tests, January 1997
  • Field test of Browning Citori 525, Outdoor Life, Summer 2002
  • Bourjaily, Philip. "Shotguns: The Best Guns of the Year" (2002), Field & Stream
  • Product review of Browning Citori Ultra XS Sporting, Shotgun Report, August 7, 2001
  • Hawks, Chuck. "Browning Citori O/U Shotguns", chuckhawks.com


 
 

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