Browning stopped making 16 gauge Citori over/unders in 2007 -- and given the general state of the economy for the foreseeable future -- it is not likely they will ever be produced again. These guns were manufactured in Japan by Browning's long gun facility on a true 16 gauge frame. A 28" field gun will weight 6-3/4 pounds, a 26" a few ounces lighter. Typically, these 16 gauge guns will weigh a pound less than the comparable 12 gauge model and five or six ounces more than a 20 gauge.

These are superior name-brand guns at an affordable price that will give you a lifetime of service. They are backed by Browning's warranties and their Customer service department in mid-America is staffed by qualified people; not some emerging nation where English is a second language.

A dynamite new product now offered as an option. The NECG (New England Custom Gun) Universal Recoil Pad solves a problem that has plagued birdhunters for years. The length of pull requirements vary with the season. Shooting doves or quail in your shirt sleeves with, say, a 14-1/4" LOP might suit you to a "T", but chasing last-season birds with snow on the ground while wearing an insulated parka calls for a LOP a quarter-inch shorter.

The heart of the NECG Universal Recoil Pad is a unique Quick-Lok locking system that lets you change pads in twenty seconds. We install the system to your "summer" LOP length and furnish a second "winter" pad, a quarter-inch shorter than "summer."

The pads are the highest quality soft rubber, so they do what they are supposed to do in absorbing recoil. They feature a classically styled leather grained face, so they won't hang up on your shirt or shooting coat on the way to your shoulder. And because the pads are available in thicknesses of 1-1/4" and 1-1/2" we can easily lengthen butt stocks that are too short.

Cost for installation of the NECG Universal Recoil System, complete with two pads, shipping and handling $400.

Optional Leather covered Decelerator™ Recoil Pad -- a six-pound gun offers little protection in the way of recoil absorption, so a recoil pad makes sense. My pads are covered with black leather by an experienced gunfitter. They are not only look beautiful, but they utilize the recoil absorption power of the Decelerator™ pad, yet will not hang up on the way to your shoulder. The further benefit is that they can be custom fitted to your length of pull requirements -- as long as 15" if desired -- at no extra charge.

Price: $350. Your gun is shipped to the gunfitter who completes the pad work, then drop-ships the gun to your FFL holder.

When a right-handed shooter with a dominant right eye brings it up to his shoulder the gun is pointing where he is looking. Cast-off is what makes instinctive shooting possible for him. You keep your focus on the flushed bird and when you bring the gun up to your should you don't have to find the sight plane or associate the front sight with the departing bird because the gun is pointing to where you are looking.

This eliminates a head-fake on your part and clips maybe five yards off the distance the departing bird is trying to put between him and you.

However, when a left-handed shooter cheeks a cast-off or cast-neutral stock, he pushes the butt stock to the left and down so he shoots a couple of feet to the right and high. The only time they "get lucky" is on a rising bird that flushes to the right.

Trust me, if you are left-handed with a dominant left eye, having the stock bent to accomodate your shooting requirements is the best $300 investment you'll ever make. It will change your life.

Browning (and some other makers) use a high-gloss polyurethane finish on their shotguns. It adds a lot of show room appeal, as well a high degree of field protection to the wood butt stock. But, in my opinion, it also hides the eye-appeal of great wood. The typical finish on Brownings guns is about 10 mils thick. Taking off the top mil, where the shine resides, leaves 9 mils of polyurethane protection with a matte oil finish-like appearance. The best of both worlds for $250.

How to order: Basically, I need payment (check or money order, no plastic) and a copy of someone's Federal Firearms License (FFL) where I can ship your gun. Fax copies of FFL's are now legal. Your dealer should put your name on his license, so I can match it up with your order. I will enclose a copy of my license for your dealer when I ship your gun.