The other was a Japanese-made Superposed copy, again, simplified. Someone at Browning HQ doodled the name “Citori” in a meeting. It sounded vaguely Japanese and became the name of the Miroku-made O/U.

This scenario has played out with legendary firearms like the Colt M1911 and the Mossberg 500, and now we see it happening with Browning’s X-Bolt. Earlier this year, the Utah-based Browning ...