I finally got some photos snapped of my shotguns, and thought I would post them here to see if anyone would like to take a look at them. Note: if I don't list a bore size in the following descriptions, it's a 12 Gauge.

First up are my home defense style shotguns, and I'll start by posting my Remington 870 Police Magnums. The top gun is a Remington Model 24899 870 Police Magnum. Below it is a Remington Model 24903 870 Police Magnum.

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As you can see, one is a high polish blue with bright chrome bolt and standard capacity magazine. The other one is Parkerized and has a factory two round magazine extension. I can tell you right now, the top one is easier to strip down for cleaning, but I like them both, so I'm not going to complain about it.

Up next are two more home defense style guns. On top, a Mossberg 500, and below, a Browning BPS.

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Of these two, I slightly prefer the Mossberg due to its ability to side load the first round, and for its large safety.

Next I have some Remington field guns, in the following order, top to bottom. Remington 870 Express 200th Year Anniversary Model, Remington 870 Wingmaster Magnum, Remington 870 Wingmaster, and Remington Model 1100 LH.


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All of these are fitted with 28" barrels in the photos. I do have an 870 30" Trap Barrel, and it has spent some time on the 870 Wingmaster Magnum with very pleasing results. I would also like to add that the Left Handed Model 1100 has been an all around workhorse (for years, it was the only shotgun I owned) accounting for plenty of wild pheasant, lots of dove, and proving more than adequate on the skeet and trap fields.

Next up are my sporting guns, and while you may have noticed a Remington theme when it came to my field guns; you will see that all of my sporting guns are Brownings. Yes, I like the Browning break action shotgun.

The following two guns are my dedicated trap guns, although one of them is perfectly capable of working itself in to a round of skeet or sporting clays and doing it quite well.

On top is my Browning BT-99 Trap Grade III with 34" barrel. Bottom gun is a Browning Citori XT Trap with 32" barrels.

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The next photos are of my Browning Citori White Lightning in .410 Bore with 28" barrels.

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The addition of a KICK-EEZ recoil pad (to extend the length of pull) and a trigger shoe turned what was a field model into a pretty decent skeet and sporting clays gun and I used to shoot it quite a lot. It's still a great gun, but as you will see, it's not my only .410 anymore.

Next up is my Browning Citori XS Special with parallel comb and 32" barrels.

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And now for some of my favorites, this is a group photo of three guns bearing the same exact model name; the Browning Citori Special Sporting HIGH-POST. They are, top to bottom, 12 Gauge, 28 Gauge, and .410 Bore. All three have 32" barrels.

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The above guns are made by Browning exclusively for Guns Unlimited in Omaha, Nebraska, to the best of my knowledge. They certainly aren't catalogued items. The .410 Bore has become my go to gun for most fun filled endeavors. Every time I shot it, I wondered why all .410 Bores don't come from the factory with 32" barrels?

Next, and last, is one of my for sure favorite shotguns! This is my Browning Citori 625 Sporting Golden Clays LH with 32" barrels.

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The first time I ever fired the 625 was at my local club in a round of sporting clays. I had literally picked the gun up the day before from my FFL dealer and took it straight to the club the following morning and proceeded to shoot a 60 round course with my new gun. I hit 40 targets straight before I finally missed on my 41st shot! That experience may be why I'm so attached to this particular gun. Well, that and the fact that besides my Remington 1100 LH field gun, this is the only truly left hand specific shotgun I currently own.

It's been a long time since I was able to shoot my sporting guns, and I really miss it. For some unknown reason, I have been really slow to heal (where they split my chest open) after the open heart surgery. I'm patiently waiting, and hopeful that I'll be able to spend some time in the very near future with some of my favorite shotguns.

Thanks for looking at my post, I hope you liked the photos!

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Dave Brown
SWCA #3279

Nice guns! Thanks for sharing!

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I'm in love with the citoris..... particularly that 625, have never had the pleasure.... you sir are a lucky man

An incredible collection there.

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No baby we aint

Beautiful shot guns. Get well soon and have a healthy 2020 new year.

Awesome collection. Best wishes on a speedy recovery

“12 gauge shotty, all thru ya body”

-2Pac

Most impressive collection. I have two 12 guage shotguns that cover my shotgunning requirements.

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Impressive collection!
I hope you will get back out there soon to exercise them.
It took some time for me to get back out trap shooting after they cracked me open, but I did. You will too.

I crashed on my bicycle 3 Augusts ago and went to 410 and 28 gauge. It took about 6 months to get up to where I now match my 12 gauge averages. (70 to 80%) Last Spring I entered a 10 week league, I used my wife's 20 gauge 391 Sporting. It seemed like a piece of Field Artillery!, I did set a new personal best (45/50) and came in 4th overall and on the winning team. But to be honest The entire time of the league, I kept feeling like every bird I missed with the 20 I would have hit with my 410 (Feather XS 30" bought in 2005.) I had been shooting about 3000 a year 410's (and same for 20 and 28), but now I'm up to about 8000 410's and 2000 28's. A friend and I were out Friday, he just bought a 32" 725 Sporting 410, and is feeling his way into the dynamics of a new gun.

Not as many clays turn to a black cloud with a 410, but just about as many break!

One group quit inviting me to their get togethers, not because I won everything (NOT BY A LONG SHOT!) But the grace of a 410 breaking a difficult pair, makes the 12 gauge guys look bad!

Ivan

Cool collection! I never used shotguns much which is probably why I am a terrible shot with one .

Do you have any experience with or an opinion on the S & W doubles from a few years back? I thought if I were to try a shotgun that might be one to investigate, brand loyalty and all.

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Alan
SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220

That's a fantastic collection top to bottom!

Get well soon! I also love the .410 for skeet, I use the M42 Winchester. but any of these would work for me! they're beautiful..My only Citori is a 20ga.. I've always felt the .410 as an experts gun, not a starter gun

Ya need to get some side by sides. Not making it easy, I know.

And thank you foor sharing.

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I look at the checkering on that 625 LH version and I can only think of the work and time that went into that bit of hand checkering. That alone is spectacular. Then there is the engraving and inlays. This is NOT your run of the mill Browning, it's obviously a Special and it approaches the quality of some of the finer English Bespoke Shotguns. You must have been just a bit in conflict about actually shooting such a fine example of Browning's Finest.

BTW, had a Mitral Valve repair in 2018 and for me it was 4 long months before I was released to shoot. Bones knitting once you get older can take time because we just don't have the growth hormones circulating at levels even close to what we had in our 20's. After my surgery my Surgeon was quite specific about that and told me that if I wasn't careful about protecting that area I might never heal. So just wait it out and take great care to NOT injure or stress your healing breastbone until it's fully healed. I also understand the frustration, purchased a Beretta 686 a month after my surgery to celebrate waking up and had to have a shooting buddy test shoot it for me while all I could do was sit in the Club House.

That is a most impressive collection. We have only the one shotgun here, so far.

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S&WCA 3110 S&WHF 625

Dave

1). Fast and complete recovery !

2). Very nice collection !

3). I like the Brownings, especially your 625,
because...I once did some hunting with a 325

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Very nice collection. Nothing is as personal as a shotgun

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Pete
I ain't no fortunate son

Beautiful collection. You must have a big safe!! LOL!

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A fine collection, but it feels somewhat incomplete without a Winchester 1896 and an Ithaca Model 37.

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