RESTORING A VINTAGE CITORI

Freshening-up an old Browning Citori
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[@justinschmidt4692]

I truly enjoy seeing a gun that was hunted hard. I talked once to a man who worked for Holland and Holland. What the men that make the guns wished were the men that bought the guns would use the guns. The men that made these guns put their heart into it.

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

I have also heard the same thing. They don't like seeing them locked in safes and never used.

[@leifhoklin2681]

Desertdog, I hope your buddy knows what a truly wonderful friend he has in you. Well done. You breathed new life into that Citori. It deserved it. Your videos aren’t just highly educational, they are a pleasure to watch. Thank you for what you do.

[@icejjfish2191]

Can’t tell if I’d rather have a friend like you or be a friend like you lol

[@maxlund]

What a great job! Well done. I’ve just purchased a 20 Gauge Citori which will require a little touch up here and there so this video was most helpful. Thanks 😊

[@lenoxchew4732]

What an awesome video. I just ordered a Zastava Zpap Ak with walnut furniture and the furniture was just raw unfinished walnut. I sanded it and applied 10 coats of 100% tungoil and man did it come out beautiful. I like the truoil look shiner. This video was totally satisfying to watch. I have never seen a bluing job and picked up some great pointers.

[@RagingOatmeal]

Thats about par for Zastava lol. I bought a new m70 in 6.5x55 and the only oil on the stock was whatever had dripped out of the bolt action lol. Bluing job is impeccable and I dont mind one bit sanding and finish my own stock

[@YellowHammer26]

Man that gun looked rough, great job on the restoration.

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

Yep, it was pretty bad. I still cant believe that I was able to steam all those dents and gouges out of the stock.

[@paulsimmons5726]

Great job. I wish I lived down the road from ya' because I've got an old Ithaca/SKB 200E that my dad gave me back in '74 or so; it's got some character to say the least. Great video, enjoyed watching it!

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

The stock finally cracked on my 38 year old 12 guage Citori...after hundreds of falls over 38 years. Mine has less blueing that the one in your video but still shoots great...I did replace the firing pins once. The safety sometimes slides between over/under and will not engage, so I had a gunsmith pin the safety so it always shoots under barrel first. I ordered a replacement stock from EBAY for $250 so hoping it fits the receiver and back to hunting here in Montana.

[@markr5132]

What a great video! Love to see things restored. Us U-tubers are a sentimental lot, I was hoping that we could see the reation on the owners face when you presented it to him.:-( Maybe next time.. Love to see others who value and have the patience to restore beautiful old guns. I used to do woodworking but have mainly restored old Corvettes for many years, however look foreward to restoring a solid old Remington 11's wood sometime in the future, so thanks for such a great demo.

[@daveaver]

Nicely done DD. Appreciate the video.

[@thebudgetshooteruk]

Very nice! I’m doing something similar on an older Miroku and this video has been a great help 🤙🏻

[@RustySprocket]

Not bad. I bet your buddy was pumped when he got it back!

[@erikjensen6503]

Pretty amazing difference

[@faycalamezianeelhassani4471]

Nice job, very instructive.

[@jackbuendgen389]

Great looking pheasant gun!

[@williambartlett8595]

Great job, fella!

[@happynurse8706]

Great job

[@basshnter1997]

Highly enjoyed the video. I would love to do the same restoration on my 77 Remington 1100 magnum. Was my father in law's who hunted with it for over thirty years. Though it's condition is like new compared to that Citori.

[@boostedbilly7308]

Whoever owned that gun did not take care of it I have a brownie over and under purchase to 1985 and it still looks absolutely perfect with thousands of rounds ran through it

[@leeadams5941]

Didnt watch this one on purpose as I wanted to take my time, It was worth the wait, great job..does the blue you use do as good as rust blueing? Also do you have trouble with the grain standing up, popping..after the first few coats of oil on the stock and have to re sand

[@danielt.3152]

I agree these O/U’s are meant to be used, I have shot the hell out of my Citori’s on wild upland birds and clays year round. It makes you a better shooter.

[@joemorganeatmyshortschannel]

cool restoration the citori is a cool gun i cant afford stuff like that i have to use older guns that are beat up but they work well enough i also bought a taurus 856 as a backup gun for me or something for my elderly dad with my rona reparations its well made but its not a smith and wesson.

[@rodneyzurek4900]

Beautiful work! How much time do you have in the gun!

[@juliansemenuk2727]

I would love it if you did a video on the Wsm cartridges.

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of the WSM cartridges. A solution looking for a problem that doesn't exist.

[@juliansemenuk2727]

@@desertdogoutdoors1113 I totally respect your opinion. I however love them. A 180 grain 30 caliber projectile traveling at 3,000 fps in a light short action rifle. Sounds perfect to me. But like you said they are looking for a problem that dosen't exist. My old .270 or 30-06 will kill the same game.

[@PNWredneck]

Desert dog, loved the video. I am wondering how long you let each coat of citrus strip set between coats?

[@marcozimbron8947]

Great video thanks. Can you tell me how to replace a trigger on a citori? Thanks

[@jasonulikowski8333]

Odd question, but do you have a special (thin) screwdriver to get the screws out of the trigger guard to remove it as well as the ones in the forearm? The slots in mine are super thin and I'm afraid to strip or scratch them all up? None of the screwdrivers i have fit. Thanks.

[@jasonulikowski8333]

Disregard. Its on the video.

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

Get a good set of hollow-ground screw drivers.

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

My main duck hunting gun is a 1982 26 inch Citori up here in Alaska: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4bEkGWAjc6srNE After the end of the season, I take the receiver off the stock and clean the firing pins...

[@llucq1]

Great job, I have a 1976 citori I used to duck and pheasant, (Full and IM chokes). We can only use steel shot for bird hunting here so I either have to shoot bismus or hang it as a collector piece. Anyone have their citori re-bored for steel, any other solutions?

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

Just order Boss shotshells and use your gun as intended.

[@llucq1]

Thanks for the tip, and cheaper than bismus

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

@@llucq1 Boss shotshells are bismuth

[@Mitchel141]

Great job! Off topic question can you recommend a case trimmer for a 500 jeffery?

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

I dont load 500 Jeffery. But I use a Forster Classic trimmer for 505 Gibbs.

[@matthewlee1373]

I have a Citori 20ga that "points high" when shouldered. I'm not sure what can be done to the stock to get it to fit me better.

[@tylergordon696]

Try putting a washer between the recoil pad and the stock on the top screw

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

If its just a fit issue to get proper sight picture while shouldered, try shimming the stock lower; this is the common way to fix fit issues with any shotgun. But if you are getting the proper sight picture with the gun shouldered and it still shoots high, the problem is somewhere else. Sometimes changing chokes helps (choke may have been crushed and lost concentricity). Shooting high is a known issue with many Citori's (and Benelli SBE's). Some of the older Citoris shoot low-velocity shells perfect; but if you switch to high-velocity loads it brings the POI up noticeably. Unfortunately, I have seen Citori's that needed custom rib work.

[@icejjfish2191]

Browning citoris do not have good finishes based on the few I’ve seen Kinda like star model B it’s rare af to find a like new used one

[@wesleyrockman9793]

Intro song?

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

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[@williamfeldner9356]

Lots of memories with that old Citori, it has lived a better life than a safe queen!