Limbsaver for a Citori

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-Wildcat-

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Was looking to put a limbsaver on the Citori I bought last summer after a day at the trap range last week. She's a 16 ga. built on a 20 ga. frame, and ouch! After about 50 rounds in the warm weather without any layers on my shoulder was effectively pulverized.

I'd like to get one of the pre-fit models. It looks like the 1001 model will work (although I haven't checked the screw holes), but the stock is ever so slightly curved, whereas the recoil pad is not.

I know they have the grind-to-fit models, but I'd much rather get the pre built model. Has anyone had any luck grinding a slight radius on the metal plate to match the stock? Or would you recommend taking it to a smith?

I'm guessing if one were to grind the plate, using a old school hand metal file would work best...

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance to anyone with any experience with this. :cheers:
 
Personally, unless your very confident in your handyman skills, I would leave the recoil pad fitting to a smith. I would think you should be able to find a pre-fit model to fit the Citori as it is a pretty popular gun. Limbsaver and Kickeez are just a couple of the better ones that make them.
 
If you have a Vertical Belt Sander it is not that difficult to sand down a limb-saver recoil pad.

Freeze the Pad overnight getting it super cold will help. Keep the pad moving at all times. Work evenly and don't allow it to heat soak in one particular spot when using the belt sander. Use a coarse 60 grit for stock removal and then follow up with progressively finer grades.

Limbsaver pads have instruction that will also help you out.
http://www.limbsaver.com/technical/images/grind/grind_instructions.pdf
 
-Wildcat- said:
Was looking to put a limbsaver on the Citori I bought last summer after a day at the trap range last week. She's a 16 ga. built on a 20 ga. frame, and ouch!
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I have a 16 ga. Citori White Lightning and from what I've read and the 16 ga. Citori's are built on a modified 20 ga. frame that has been widened by .100" to allow for the wider barrel block necessitated by the slightly bigger chambers. The height is exactly the same as a 20 ga., because the 16 ga chambers fit well within the allowable space vertically.

Weightwise, the standard 16 ga Citori Lightning is marginally lighter than the 20 ga guns overall. The biggest factor is the lighter barrel block area due to the bigger chambers. (The 20 gauge is lighter than the 28 and .420 models for the same reason). There is less wood in the forend and the butt stocks are about identical except for a bit more wood width wise in the cheeks to match the wider receiver block.
 
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