Browning 16 gauge Gran Lighting

[Jim Thoma]

Any thoughts on the 16 gauge Browning does anyone own one thinking of purchasing one please give me your thoughts or convince me to buy one.

[Joseph Sheerin]

The Browning citori's are great guns. And, the Gran Lightning is one of the nicer ones they are making today. I just bought a CXS White and am very happy with it. I've got a Super Lightning, and hunting grade citori's as well. For me, the citoris always fit better than the Berretta's...... If at all possible I'd try to shoot one before you buy though, as just because I like the way it fits and feels, doesn't mean you will. $3k+ is a sizeable investment on a gun you've never shot.....

[Daryl Corona]

You really can't go wrong with a Browning. Starting with the early Superpose right up to the Citori's . Lots of choices and repairs, if needed, won't take two years.

[Brett Souder]

Nice gun. Built on the twenty gauge frame, Beautiful wood.
- Brett

[CraigThompson]

I make no bones about it I prefer the Superposed over the Citori but thats my father still having a bearing on what to buy .

Browning Citori's are about as tough a gun for the dollar as can be purchased . I've known a boatload of people that shot Citori's exclusively at skeet for many years and typically these folks would put 30-50K shots thru the guns each year . Only thing you need to do with that amount of shooting is take them to a COMPETENT gunsmith and have him take the action apart and clean it well every year or every other year , a lot of folks that shot that much rountinely had their guns cleaned as well having the firing pins and hammer springs replaced . Not saying it's necessary just what target shooters tend to do .

My first skeet gun was a Browning Citori 4 barrel set . It was a nice enough gun but I wanted to go to 28" barrels and a tubed gun so down the road it went .

The only other Citori's I've owned were a pair of 16 gauge guns the first was a plain vanila Lightning 28" gun thirtyfive years ago that was my Sporting Clays - Dove gun . The other Citori 16 I owned was also a plain vanila Upland Special 24" gun , that was my grouse gun at the time .

I've been close to buying another Citori of some denomination in 16 gauge for a number of years and still think about it often . The only reason I'e not gotten another was usually when I found one I liked it was either higher priced than I was willing to go or I found a Parker or a rifle I'd rather have .

[Alan Phillips]

Although I have collected many types of shotguns I have always used Brownings for hunting about 90% of the time. They have never failed me. When the 16 was offered I was quick to purchase one of the first. Still have that one and after 1000's of rounds and not a little abuse it still is as tight as the day I bought it and never a malfunction. I have several in my safe (back up guns?) that I am sure will outlast me and probably the next several owners.

[Andrew Sacco]

I think Beretta's handle better due to the shallower frame, but I have owned a half dozen Citori's, love them, and they just never quit. My current favorite is a 20g Citori Skeet gun with 28" barrels, but I'm eyeballing a Superposed as you can get a solid 12g Superposed for comparable money to a new Citori these days. 16g going to be tougher. I have not shot the Gran Lightning.

[Mike Koneski]

The Citori are tough guns. When I still shot NSCA registered targets I used a brand new 425. Put well over 100,000 rounds through that gun and only ever had to replace a few springs and two firing pins once. I still have the gun and it's a rental here at our range.

[Timothy Salgado]

My go to hunting shotgun is a Browning Citori Lightning 16 gauge , or was since my grandson started hunting with me. We use it regularly for Wobble Trap to get ready for the season and it works great on pheasants, and ducks with bismuth shells. I’ve been keeping my eye out for another one and I prefer the Lightning configuration as opposed to the Hunter style. Here’s a photo from a pheasant hunt a few years ago. You can’t go wrong with a Browning 16 in my opinion.

[Bill Davis]

I bought one of the original Citori 16’s many years ago and it gave flawless service. Somewhere along the line, I sold it! A few months ago, I saw the new Gran Lightning 16 being offered and bought a 28 inch model with very nice wood. It has a relaxed pistol grip and a field style forearm without a schnable, which is a plus. This particular gun shoots where I look and has nice detail and workmanship. I’ve used Citori’s in all gauges and in many places including South America. The the best gun for the least money that is available today. I give it top marks in all categories. The prices have increased lately, like everything else, but the value is still there.

[Jay Gardner]

My first double was a 20 ga Citori. The Gran Lightening had just been introduced and I wanted one in the worst possible way - but I was stuck with a standard Citori. I sold the Citori to pay for a Browning SXS, which has also moved on. I have a 20 Superpose now but I am tempted to track down a Gran Lightening. If they made one in 28 on a scaled down 28 frame I would jump on it one a heart beat.

[Kevin McCormack]

I have shot Belgian Superposeds for 54 years and Citoris for at least half that many. You can wear them out, but they don't break down.

[Jim Thoma]

Thank you for all your great feedback just ordered the 16 gran lighting with 28 inch barrel
Once I get it on hand will post some pictures.

[Jay Gardner]

I have shot Belgian Superposeds for 54 years and Citoris for at least half that many. You can wear them out, but they don't break down.

And, at least for me, they deliver a payload to what ever I am trying to hit as long as I am pointing in the general direction of the target. I feel like the Priest in the Movie Caddy Shack playing his last round when he drains every shot.:rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf:

[Bobby Cash]

https://i.imgur.com/RvZlYpr.jpg?1

Mine is a first year Citori 16 gauge. Not a lightning but pretty great at 6 lbs 10 oz.
RKLT, 28” barrels, kind of like shooting the 16 gauge Superposed that never was.

[Gary Laudermilch]

I shoot a 20 ga older style gran lightning quite a bit, mostly in the winter because of the single trigger. I have thousands of rounds through it without a problem. I also have a 12 ga Ultra XS target gun with over 150,000 rounds through it. Replaced the hammer springs once but nothing else. i don't shoot it much any more but I bet it would go another 150k. i have often thought that if someone said I was only allowed to own 1 shotgun the 20 ga gran lightning would be the one I would keep.

Personally, I like the older gran lightnings over the new ones. I think the wood quality is better and am not keen on the gold swiggly on the side of the frame.

You cannot go wrong with a Browning

[Daryl Corona]

Well I've been shooting a 1959 Super 20ga with 28" barrels that was bought from a member here and I can't say enough good things about the gun or the member who allowed me to be it's caretaker for the time being.