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I've been saving up for a .410 and 28 gauge Citori guns. I bought a new 12 gauge Citori hunter model that has been my everyday duck gun since 1987. I use it in the rain, the marsh, and sea duck hunting outside the breakers. It looks used but is still functions perfectly. At first I tried to work a private deal with a guy who has both the .410 and 28 gauge made about the same time as my 12 gauge but when that fell through, I just started looking around. I don't know why it took so long but I finally looked at Cabelas. I found a near perfect .410 Citori that I plan to use for rail. It's a "Davidson" gun so it's not straight out of the Browning catalog but still qualified for Browning's "tax day" rebate. After the rebate it was $1530. I couldn't find a 28 gauge that I liked but I discovered Browning's 2024 Shot Show Special called the "Citori Hunter Deluxe" that came as a limited edition and only in 16 gauge...I wasn't looking for a Sixteen gauge...but I had to have it...after rebate it was just under $2k...

After spending the 28 gauge money on the 16, I need to start saving up again because I'm not going to not have a 28 gauge eventually. I might have swerved into doing something smart, though, because there's a real push to start selling 3" 28 gauge guns and shells. Matter of fact, there are 3" 28 gauge shells in stock at several on-line ammo sellers. I don't believe it's necessary to load up a 28 gauge to 20 gauge specs, but with alternative (non-toxic) shot being required in more and more places and for more and more species, the longer chamber might future-proof the 28 gauge a little more while still leaving it as a lighter cousin to the light 20.

The Citori Hunter Deluxe...





Here's the .410...