Author: Grumpy
From the outset, the Citori was crafted as a budget-friendly sporting arm, but don’t let that fool you, as Browning’s famed over-under is seen on the winner’s podium throughout the United States each year, and these guns are trusted by top shooters to perform at high levels. Dedicated hunters, too, require sporting arms that function without fail and print beautifully downrange. Whether you’re a field fanatic with a burning desire to traverse the brush country in pursuit of gamebirds, or a weekend clays shooter with a taste for signature quality, the Citori Hunter Grade II should ride high on the list of suitable shotguns. Watch the video above to see the Citori Hunter Grade II in use on the NRA Tech Range.
Starting with a steel receiver, locking bolt and hinge pin, you’ll notice quickly the silver finish of the gun’s action, which automatically suggests that it’s made of stainless steel. In fact, it is just carbon steel, but the receiver has been treated to provide supreme wear and corrosion resistance, thanks to a silver nitriding process. The overall finish has undeniable good looks, especially after the company’s decision to wrap its action with a better-than-usual grade of walnut, as seen here, which is what makes this version of the Citori Hunter a Grade II.
The stock includes a smooth satin finish throughout with panels along the wrist and fore-end that, with 18 l.p.i. cut checkering, gives users enough grit for purchase without being overly abrasive. The buttstock is capped with the company’s famed Inflex 2 recoil pad, which our testers have come to love. The grip has an open radius for fast handling, an important attribute of a field gun.
Further increasing the Citori Hunter’s capability is its barrels, and Browning has gone to great lengths to improve performance here. What you get with this package is nothing short of premium. Browning offers its Hunter Grade II in various gauges, and barrel options include either 26″ or 28″ configurations. Putting shot on target is easy with the gun’s 50-50 point of impact and included choke tubes. Three choke tubes come with the gun. In addition, you get a back-bored barrel, chrome-lined chamber and ventilated rib for sighting.
On the range, our testers were pleased with the flawless performance of the Citori Hunter Grade II. The gun swings well and has a great between-the-hands balance. From the gun’s safety and barrel selector to its gold accents, clean lines and overall good looks, this 16-ga. version is sure to impress. The Citori has a track record of success, and the Hunter Grade II is just one more great example in the Browning Arms lineup.
Specifications
Importer: Browning Arms
Action Type: bloxlock, over-under, break-action shotgun
Gauge: 16; 2 3/4″
Receiver: steel; sliver-Nitride finish
Barrel: 26″ steel; blued fininsh
Stock: grade II walnut
Sights: 1/4″ ventilated rib; silver-bead front
Overall Length: 43″
Weight: 6 lbs., 12 ozs.
MSRP: $2,480
(The Center Square) – The list of about 170 different semi-automatic guns now banned in Illinois could change with state police granted the authority to update the list “as needed.”
Possession of guns legally purchased before Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the measure Tuesday are grandfathered in, but owners must eventually register each weapon’s serial number. Illinois State Police are to develop the registry with gun owners required to comply by Jan. 1, 2024. Violations could be a Class 2 felony.
Long gun magazines of more than 10 rounds and handgun magazines of more than 15 rounds are banned in the state of Illinois. Those don’t have to be registered, but are grandfathered. However, violations of having them outside of private property is a petty offense with a fine of $1,000 for each infraction.
Gun-owner rights’ groups plan to sue but the measure is in effect absent any court orders.
While the legislation lays out a list of the banned firearms, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said the law gives Illinois State Police some leeway.
“It strengthens the assault weapons ban by also allowing Illinois State Police to update the list as needed,” Welch said.
The legislation says that “No later than October 1, 2023, and every October 1 thereafter, the Illinois State Police shall, via rulemaking, identify, publish, and make available on its website, the list of assault weapons subject to an endorsement affidavit.”
“The list shall identify, but is not limited to, the copies, duplicates, variants, and altered facsimiles of the assault weapons … and shall be consistent with the definition of ‘assault weapon’ identified” in the law.
The list of guns in the law are below.
Rifles:
AK, AK47, AK47S, AK–74, AKM, AKS, ARM,
MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms
AK–47, VEPR, WASR–10, and WUM.
IZHMASH Saiga AK.
MAADI AK47 and ARM.
Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S.
Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS.
SKS with a detachable magazine.
AR–10.
AR–15.
Alexander Arms Overmatch Plus 16.
Armalite M15 22LR Carbine.
Armalite M15–T.
Barrett REC7.
Beretta AR–70.
Black Rain Ordnance Recon Scout.
Bushmaster ACR.
Bushmaster Carbon 15.
Bushmaster MOE series.
Bushmaster XM15.
Chiappa Firearms MFour rifles.
Colt Match Target rifles.
CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 rifles.
Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles.
Devil Dog Arms 15 Series rifles.
Diamondback DB15 rifles.
DoubleStar AR rifles.
DPMS Tactical rifles.
DSA Inc. ZM–4 Carbine.
Heckler & Koch MR556.
High Standard HSA–15 rifles.
Jesse James Nomad AR–15 rifle.
Knight’s Armament SR–15.
Lancer L15 rifles.
MGI Hydra Series rifles.
Mossberg MMR Tactical rifles.
Noreen Firearms BN 36 rifle.
Olympic Arms.
POF USA P415.
Precision Firearms AR rifles.
Remington R–15 rifles.
Rhino Arms AR rifles.
Rock River Arms LAR–15 or Rock River
Arms LAR–47.
Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles and MCX rifles.
Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifles.
Stag Arms AR rifles.
Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 and AR–556 rifles.
Uselton Arms Air-Lite M–4 rifles.
Windham Weaponry AR rifles.
WMD Guns Big Beast.
Yankee Hill Machine Company, Inc.
YHM–15 rifles.
Barrett M107A1.
Barrett M82A1.
Beretta CX4 Storm.
Calico Liberty Series.
CETME Sporter.
Daewoo K–1, K–2, Max 1, Max 2, AR 100, and
AR 110C.
Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal FAL, LAR, 22
FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000.
Feather Industries AT–9.
Galil Model AR and Model ARM.
Hi-Point Carbine.
HK–91, HK–93, HK–94, HK–PSG–1, and HK USC.
IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle.
Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU–16, and RFB.
SIG AMT, SIG PE–57, Sig Sauer SG 550, Sig
Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX.
Springfield Armory SAR–48.
Steyr AUG.
Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tactical Rifle
M–14/20CF.
All Thompson rifles, including the following:
Thompson M1SB.
Thompson T1100D.
Thompson T150D.
Thompson T1B.
Thompson T1B100D.
Thompson T1B50D.
Thompson T1BSB.
Thompson T1–C.
Thompson T1D.
Thompson T1SB.
Thompson T5.
Thompson T5100D.
Thompson TM1.
Thompson TM1C.
UMAREX UZI rifle.
UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A Carbine, and
UZI Model B Carbine.
Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78.
Vector Arms UZI Type.
Weaver Arms Nighthawk.
Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine.
Pistols:
All AK types, including the following:
Centurion 39 AK pistol.
CZ Scorpion pistol.
Draco AK–47 pistol.
HCR AK–47 pistol.
IO Inc. Hellpup AK–47 pistol.
Krinkov pistol.
Mini Draco AK–47 pistol.
PAP M92 pistol.
Yugo Krebs Krink pistol.
All AR types, including the following:
American Spirit AR–15 pistol.
Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol.
Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol GEN II.
CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 Roscoe pistol.
Daniel Defense MK18 pistol.
DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol.
DPMS AR–15 pistol.
Jesse James Nomad AR–15 pistol.
Olympic Arms AR–15 pistol.
Osprey Armament MK–18 pistol.
POF USA AR pistols.
Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol.
Uselton Arms Air-Lite M–4 pistol.
Calico pistols.
DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol.
Encom MP–9 and MP–45.
Heckler & Koch model SP–89 pistol.
Intratec AB–10, TEC–22 Scorpion, TEC–9, and
TEC–DC9.
IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pistol.
Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol.
All MAC types, including the following:
MAC–10.
MAC–11.
Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 Mini Pistol,
MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical Pistol, and MPA Mini
Tactical Pistol.
Military Armament Corp. Ingram M–11.
Velocity Arms VMAC.
Sig Sauer P556 pistol.
Sites Spectre.
All Thompson types, including the following:
Thompson TA510D.
Thompson TA5.
All UZI types, including Micro-UZI.
Shotguns:
DERYA Anakon MC–1980, Anakon SD12.
Doruk Lethal shotguns.
Franchi LAW–12 and SPAS 12.
All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, including the following:
IZHMASH Saiga 12.
IZHMASH Saiga 12S.
IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP–01.
IZHMASH Saiga 12K.
IZHMASH Saiga 12K–030.
IZHMASH Saiga 12K–040 Taktika.
Streetsweeper.
Striker 12.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – Some sheriff’s offices across Oklahoma are standing against the enforcement of a new gun rule from the U.S. Department of Justice that expands the definition of short-barreled rifles to include pistols with stabilizing braces. These sheriffs assert that the new rule contradicts the Oklahoma Second Amendment Sanctuary Act.
On January 13, the DOJ submitted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ “Stabilizing Braces” Final Rule, “which makes clear that when manufacturers, dealers, and individuals use stabilizing braces to convert pistols into rifles with a barrel of less than 16 inches, commonly referred to as a short-barreled rifles, they must comply with the laws that regulate those rifles, including the National Firearms Act (NFA).”
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said the rule “makes clear that firearm manufacturers, dealers, and individuals cannot evade these important public safety protections simply by adding accessories to pistols that transform them into short-barreled rifles.”
elbach explained further.
“Short-barreled rifles have the greater capability of long guns, yet are easier to conceal, like a pistol,” he said. “But certain so-called stabilizing braces are designed to just attach to pistols, essentially converting them into short-barreled rifles to be fired from the shoulder. Therefore, they must be treated in the same way under the statute.”
On Tuesday, Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson lll said per the Oklahoma Second Amendment Sanctuary Act, his office cannot enforce the rule established by the DOJ since it’s not a federal law.
“This state statute creates a contradiction,” he said. “Therefore, I have instructed my deputies, if you encounter someone in possession of a pistol with a stabilizing brace during a low-level incidental contact like a traffic stop, traffic collision, or a motorist assist, deputies are not to take any action in regard to enforcement of ATF Final rule 2021R-08f… In other words, if a deputy encounters someone with a pistol equipped with a stabilizing brace, they will take no action against that person unless that person is using the weapon in the commission of a crime.”
Sheriff Damon Devereaux of Logan County and Sheriff Jim Mullett of Garvin County announced similar positions on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
“The Logan County Sheriff’s Office stands with our neighbors to the South, Sheriff Tommy Johnson lll, and The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office and any other Sheriff’s Office or other Law Enforcement in defense of rights,” Devereaux said, citing Oklahoma State Statutes 1289.24d and 1289.24e.
Joshua Harris-Till, a leader with the Oklahoma chapter of Moms Demand Action, disagrees with the stance.
“The sheriff’s office should uphold this new rule because it is just a clarification on the short-barrel firearm laws already on the books,” he said. “It shouldn’t be something that we’re saying is a threat to the Second Amendment. All it is is a clarification.”
He explained how enforcing the rule of registering pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles will make things better.
“It doesn’t make them illegal, inherently,” he explained. “What it makes is an opportunity for you to register those guns to show that you are a responsible gun owner and that your guns won’t be used in any of the crimes that are happening. And that’s going to help us kind of determine which guns are supposed to be on the streets and which guns aren’t. And so, if you really support responsible gun ownership, you should be in favor of this law and in favor of the registration so that we can figure out how to end gun violence.”
The DOJ said beyond background checks and serial numbers, the heightened requirements for short-barreled rifles include taxation and registration requirements that include background checks for all transfers including private transfers.
The new rule allows for a 120-day period for manufacturers, dealers, and individuals to register tax-free any existing NFA short-barreled rifles covered by the rule. Other options including removing the stabilizing brace to return the firearm to a pistol or surrendering covered short-barreled rifles to ATF. Nothing in this rule bans stabilizing braces or the use of stabilizing braces on pistols.
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