Citori Help

[muddycreekoutfitters]

Guys...just picked up a new Citori 20 gauge w/26" barrel. I'm in Alabama, hoping to get a start on pheasant hunting in the future but expected this forum to be a wealth of information.
This is my first O/U. I've been wanting one for a long time, so really looking forward to doing some upland hunting with it.
I'd like to put a recoil pad of some kind on it and can't really find any info or suggestions. Do they make one that's prefit? If so, what kind? Or is taking it to a smith and having it done a better option?

Thanks.

[870-Lefty]

Find a reputable gunsmith and take it to him to have it done.

[only a pointer]

which citori did you get? i like the 725 if it didnt have ducks on one side of receiver i swung it at cabelas really nice

[muddycreekoutfitters]

Mine's just a Satin Model. Doesn't have all the tooling on it like the nice ones do. Maybe one day I will get to have one of those. But for the price, kinda hard to pass it up.

[only a pointer]

cool i see your from huntsville i stayed in muscle shoals on wilson lake for a while i love alabama roll tide

[cockerfan]

I have shot a 12Ga Citori since I was 12 (almost 30 now), and have never felt the need for a recoil pad. That includes thousands and thousands of rounds at clays. Have you shot yours yet to make sure you need a pad? If you really need one, I suspect you could fine a replacement pad from brownells that wouldn't change the length of the stock much at all.

Ps. You're going to love that gun!

[muddycreekoutfitters]

Nope, this gun hasn't ever been shot. I have shot one just like it, that had the 28" barrel, (mine has 26"). The reason for looking into it is just the fact that I don't like the plastic butt plate. I'd rather have something rubber, just for a feel. Not necessarily recoil. Plus, I'm hoping I can get my wife into shooting clays a little, and KNOW she would want a butt pad on there if she's going to be shooting it.

Oh, and War Damn Eagle by the way. What were you in Alabama for OAP? That's a great area. Most of my property is between Decatur and Muscle Shoals right on Lake Wilson, some next to Double Head.

[OldDublin]

www.midwestgunworks.com
Search Browning and recoil pads.
Any questions remaining on fit or fitting, ask them...knowledgeable folks.

Recoil pads are incredibly misnamed, other than some of the latest super soft pads.
That said, they can help shooting in several ways beyond apparent or imagined felt recoil reduction.

[muddycreekoutfitters]

You're right. A few of the latest ones do, but most of the others didn't help too much with the recoil. Like I said, my main reason is just to have something on the butt of the gun other than the piece of plastic. Thanks!!

[only a pointer]

Originally Posted by muddycreekoutfitters

Nope, this gun hasn't ever been shot. I have shot one just like it, that had the 28" barrel, (mine has 26"). The reason for looking into it is just the fact that I don't like the plastic butt plate. I'd rather have something rubber, just for a feel. Not necessarily recoil. Plus, I'm hoping I can get my wife into shooting clays a little, and KNOW she would want a butt pad on there if she's going to be shooting it.

Oh, and War Damn Eagle by the way. What were you in Alabama for OAP? That's a great area. Most of my property is between Decatur and Muscle Shoals right on Lake Wilson, some next to Double Head.

i know either auburn or bama i like them both lets just say i was vacationing lol man i love the belles there love the way they talk lol few years ago i watched the bird dog trials when it was at double head