My Browning 12 gauge 725 Feather weighs 6 pounds and 7 ounces with its 26 inch long barrels. Tru-Lock blackened stainless steel ported extended chokes in improved cylinder and improved modified. My all around shotgun bought with stimulus money. A wise investment in my opinion. And with extended chokes more like a 27 inch barrel over under. Saw it has raised in price to over $3000. Glad I bought mine when I did.
I purchased my 725 feather, 20 ga., 26 in barrels about three months ago and have been hunting quail with it for the past month. I love this gun. It is slightly heavier than my Beretta Perennia in the same configuration. I think the 725 is better balanced. The beretta has nicer wood and the machining is a bit smoother. The beretta was more expensive but I believe the balance of the 725 is better for me.
I have several past Citori models My 12 gauge Sporting Grand Prix ( 525 ) and my Feather XT 410 both have nicely cast off stocks that fit my right handed shooting well. I love the new 725 series but can't understand why they straight stock all these guns now. The ONLY thing that differs from a Rt to a LT handed model is a palm swell. Go to any serious/ busy trap field and look at the gun rack and you will notice most recent Browning trap owners who boutght standard models have had aftermarket Comb and butt-plates added just to mimic specifications which the gun should have been built with. For a right handed shooter everything is moved to the right 1/8-1/4" to be able to sight straight down the rib. I wanted a new field 20 gauge and ended up buying a Ceasar Guerini Woodlander. These guns are Right or left specific and are cast as a shotgun should be. Enjoy
I've had several Citori's, none of which had any cast. There is no palm swell on this 725. You can debate stocks with Browning if you like, but the Citori is the best-selling O/U in history. Many people can use a bit of cast, but many people do not. Most of the many millions of Remington 870s and 1100s have straight stocks as well, as well as the old Browning A-5's, Browning BPS models, and so forth.
Randy, thanks for this! What do you think is the longer lasting / more reliable design? The Citori 725 or the Cynergy action (in steel for both). Cheers.
Thank you, Randy. Would you kindly let me know the benefit of purchasing the Browning Citori 725 Feather 20 Gauge instead of a CZ Drake 20 Gauge O/U? The CZ Drake is built exceptionally well for the price, and it comes with very nice wood.
The so-called "CZ" is a very low quality Turkish shotgun, made by Huglo. The Drake is what is called an entry-level gun, with poor triggers, no ejectors, cheap black chrome, etc., etc. The Huglo is a low-end starter shotgun.
Wanting to get one for duck and pheasant hunting. Do you think it’s to light of a gun for them 3 inch duck loads? Or would it be a good gun out in the duck blind?
There is no such thing as a heavy steel shot duck load in 20 gauge. 1-1/16 oz. is the heaviest: www.winchester.com/Products/Ammunition/Shotshell/Blind-Side-2/XBS2032 .
I have this conversation a lot. I tell them 1oz at 1250 in 12g is the same as 1oz at 1250 in2g. Except the pattern stays tighter a little farther out. Loved my 20 guages! Even shot meet shoots @ 100-125 yards!
@@RandyWakeman I just purchased the new remington fieldmaster 870 it seems way better finished and put together then the old express just wondered what your thoughts on then would be
I had two of the Browning 725, both were wrong in the system and the trigger pull itself adjusted occasionally they got stuck, Browning then took both back and refunded the money, I don't think Browning has a good quality anymore these days
I haven't had problems with any 725 ( _four of them_ ), or any Miroku made guns for that matter. Citoris are very popular in this area and have been for several decades. The 725 has been out for 10 years by now and has done well.
Own a 725 pro sporting. The "trigger got stuck" is usually caused by not releasing the trigger far enough for the second one to fire. Almost every 725 owner finds out the hard way. Once you "get" the fell for it, then all is well!
