Red Label or Citori
Looking at getting myself a Christmas present. Have handled each in the store. All fit me. Some a little better than others. Sooooo many models of the Citori. The Ruger seams smoother. Need opinions from the experts. Did Browning maintain the same quality in the o/u when switching to Japan from Belgium? I have always appreciated Ruger.Thanks in advance
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Continue to appreciate the Ruger. Three Red Labels in the house right now. They're beautiful, they're rugged, and they're beginning to appreciate in value as collectors start to covet them.
Go to a gun show and tell me how many Rugers you see. Next, count the Citori's. You'll soon get the hint that Ruger owners don't part with their Red Labels. There's a reason.
Nord0 -
I would buy a browning superposed , not the Citori ,you will always get your money back or shoot it for the rest of your life
Rugers are a very good gun but not in the superposed class0 -
This is a great question. I have been a Browning fan all my life. My first shotgun was an A-5 Light Twelve bought when I was 15. I just purchased a Citori Special Trap Edition and also have a BT-100, both made in Japan. Belgium made guns are more desirable from a collectors standpoint, but for shooting I can not tell any difference in the Japan made versions. I do not own a Red Label, but have shot them, and someday may have one. Red Labels do have a reputation of producing more felt recoil. This may be a matter of fit to the individual shooter. I like the fact that Rugers are made in the good old USA! The choice is up to you and either way I think you will have a great shotgun. 0 -
This is a Ford or Chevy question. Both are fine guns, and fit is the most important aspect.
For myself, I like Chevy and Browning, and I own a bunch of Brownings.
"If you ain't got pictures, I wasn't there."0 -
I would opt for the Ruger Red Label,its good for many different things.But both are good guns as Alpine stated.
Best!!
Rugster
Toujours Pret0 -
There is a good article this month (Dec) in the "American Rifleman" on Citori's. I bought the "Hunter" model (read cheapest) Citori last year, great fit, finish and shooter. I just love the wood on this gun. Have shot Red Labels, great guns also, I guess the Citori was my personal choice. Either way, you can't go wrong. Pick the one that fits you best and the one that one that you will fondle while cleaning PS, the Citori is very tight when brand new and breaks in real nice after a couple of hundred rounds.
If you were in your car traveling at the speed of light and you turned on your headlights, what happens? What about the brake lights?0 -
Not real big on O/U shotguns, but do have one Citori in the safe. Not a gun I take to the field, but one I definitely appreciate.
B - BreatheR - RelaxA - AimS - SightS - Squeeze0 -
Buy the Ruger. Got to keep the price of my Ruger stock shares up. 0 -
I have shot over/unders for 40 years. I own several Browning Superposed and Citoris. I own a lot of Ruger handguns and rifles but not one Ruger shotgun. The only good thing you can say about the Ruger o/u is that it is made in the USA.
A lot more Citoris are sold than Ruger o/u's, that should tell you something.
Get a Citori, you will never regret it.0 -
I have Beretta, Sigarms, and Ruger Red Label for O/U. I only shoot sporting clays. I like them all. Had to do some stock modifications
to fit me with the Sigarms and Beretta. The Red Label fit me right out of the box. It's the last I would sell.
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