Have one in .410. Not sure what you want to know.

 

Curious on overall experience

 

Just from being around them; they’re ugly.

 

Definitely no 525, I would agree

 

I've had both 525 and 725 in 12 ga. both great guns. I think the trigger in the 725 is better. The 725 is lighter, not as barrel heavy.

If you are happy with the 525, not sure the differences are that great that I'd switch guns.

 

Not looking to switch, looking to add a 20 gauge as I have 12 in the 525. Thanks for the feedback.

 

Browning Citori 725 Field 20 Gauge Shotgun

Browning 725 Citori Field 20 Gauge O/U

The Brilliant Browning: 725 Citori Feather 20 Gauge O/U

Excellent triggers, excellent barrel regulation, lighter barrels.

 

I own three 725's, 12, 20 and 28, all with 30" barrels, I bought the 20 gauge first, that should tell you something. Weight and balance of the sub gauge guns is perfect for me, triggers on all 3 guns are excellent.

 

That's awesome, thanks for feedback.

 

I also had a 525 20 gauge, but not in 725 so I can't compare them, but really loved the 525 in 20

 

I would bend over backwards for a 525 20 gauge. Can't ever seem to find one.

 

I have a 20 gauge 725 with 32 inch barrels. Its probably my best shooting gun. Just powders the targets even with skeet chokes. Fits me well. Definitely smaller than the 12 gauge, but not whippy at all. Slightly barrel heavy, but that works in my favor.

 

Thanks for the feedback

 

I have two 725 Sporting shotguns, in 20 ga and .410. I also have a Browning Ultra Sporter and a Miroku Mk 38 in 12 ga, both based on the classic Citori action. The 725 is lighter and faster handling. Going from your 525 to the 725 you will notice the difference. Which one you'll like better? Who knows. The 725s are a nice shotgun and I've had no problems with them. I don't mind how they look. A CXS in 20 ga will feel more like your 525. Do you want something that will handle like your 525 or do want something a little livelier?

 

Awesome thanks for the feedback. My brother has a cxs which is nice, just not a huge fan of the high gloss finish.

 

I shoot both a 525 32" Sporting and a 725 32" Sporting. I shot one about as well as the other and move between the two without noticing any significant difference in how well I shoot. I like them both.

 

That's great news, exactly what I was hoping to hear! Thanks.

 

I also have 2 725 sporters. I purchased the first one with 32 inch barrels that I use for Trap. The second one has 30 inch barrels that I use for skeet. They are both Left hand 12 gauge guns with left handed lever, and left hand palm swell. Adjustable combs on both. They are great guns. Triggers are great . I have probably 15,000 through the 32 and possibly another 5 to 6000 through the 30. No issues. My 32 has the nicest wood I have ever seen on a 725. If they made a left hand 725 in 20 gauge I would have one. As it is, my left hand 12 gauge with adjustable comb has been discontinued.

 

Well that answers the reliability question thanks for the feedback.

 

I have a 20ga 725 sporting with 30” barrels and adjustable comb. I have had it for 8 years and love it. Never had a issue with it and I shoot it as well as my 12ga Citori XS Ultra. It will be my main skeet gun going forward as the XS will be going to my son.

 

I have a 20ga 725 sporting with 30” barrels and adjustable comb. I have had it for 8 years and love it. Never had a issue with it and I shoot it as well as my 12ga Citori XS Ultra. It will be my main skeet gun going forward has XS will be going to my son.

Awesome thanks for the feedback.

 

I've been very pleased with my 725 Sporting, 30", adjustable stock, non-ported.

Chokes are mislabelled, in my opinion. IM and F pattern as they should, SK, IC and M are all about a designation more open than they are labelled.

 

Thanks for the feedback. I'm not to concerned with the chokes as I normally swap everything for Briley chokes.

 

I have a 12ga 32” 725 Pro Sporting which comes with an adjustable comb.

The triggers aren’t true mechanical triggers, if you add a lot weight the gun could fail to fire the second barrel. This happened to me shooting subsonic ammunition after I added weight in the butt stock.

On the 12ga the factory chokes constrictions aren’t correctly marked and I spent additional money replacing them.

The butt stock shoots loose. Over the course of 8 months with casual shooting my butt stock has loosened twice. That’s with me using a T-handle wrench for more torque and Loctite to keep the threads tight.

Specific to my 725, I think that the butt stock has slightly shrunk. The adjustable comb hardware became extremely difficult to move, like the hardware was squeezed tightly in the wood.

 

That's really interesting, maybe a change in the humidity where it's stored to when you take it out? Idk would like to some other thoughts on that.

 

I‘ve got a 28 ga sporting with 32s. I had to add a little weight to the stock, wish I’d have maybe got 30” pipes, but I love the platform. So much that I bought a 725 feather Superlight to bird hunt with. If I could find a 12 ga 725 clays gun without porting, I’d replace My CX with one.

 

How did you add weight to stock?

 

I’ve been shooting my buddy’s 725’s in 20 (Pro Sporter with 32” barrels) and 28 gauge (standard sporter with 32” barrels) and love them both. I think they are great guns but mine do not get shot a lot.

Another friend of mine bought a 12-gauge sporter and after a few months we were shooting and I saw his rib came loose and was hanging over the extended choke tubes. He sent it back to Browning and we were shooting skeet one night and I saw a pin in the receiver was coming out. We tapped it back in place and he sold it shortly after that. Your mileage may vary!

 

Thanks for the input, sounds like he maybe got a bad apple.

 

I have a 725 sporting clays edition in 20ga w/32" barrels that has quickly become my favorite gun on the skeet range. The balance, fit and manners of the gun fit me perfectly. In fact, it's getting shipped to Briley for a set of ultralight 410 tubes.

I was on the search for a 625 20ga w/ the 32" barrels as a guy I shoot with has one. Looked long and hard and just realized, nobody is giving those guns up, and for good reason. Browning hit the nail on the head with the 20ga from the 525, 625, and 725 models. Good luck on your search.

 

That's what I like to hear, thanks for the info.

 

Ive had to repair more 725 stocks than any other gun I have worked on to date. Both 12 & 20 gauge…. No 28/410’s I guess due to reduced recoil. Browning has no replacement stocks to send out to customers. One customer has waited a year for a 20ga replacement and still no luck, so I had to pin and repair it for him. They all seem to crack at the same locations, top rear tang to bottom rear tang. One actually had a nylon buffer in the middle of the stock, but cracked anyway.

 

Dang hate to hear that.

 

I have heard many owners indicate that the stock bolt loosens up over time, consequently I monitor my guns very closely and snug up the bolt at the first indication it is getting loose. So far no issues and I'm sure my 20 gauge has well over 30,000 rounds at this point.
One other negative I will point out is that bluing on the barrel on my 20 has discolored at the ports. When I contacted Browning, they said "that will happen".  Pictures attached. My 12 gauge has far less round count, so far no issues with that one, the 28 gauge is not ported.

 

That's a pretty significant amount of rounds, I can live with that happening if no issues with that menu rounds.

 

1904, how many stocks would you say you have repaired? The 725 is pretty prevalent locally, and haven't heard of one breaking; however, I know of several 694 forearms that have cracked.

 

Re bluing around ports. I have observed several guns, including a K-80 that I used to own, that had faded bluing around the ports. Not sure if more diligent wiping of the area with oil after shooting helps with that or not.

 

Maybe it's just me being anal but I wipe off my ports on my 525 every 25 shots or so with my towel I carry and I've had no issues to date.

 

4 so far to date. Local owners as well. No Beretta OU stocks, plenty of browning OU’s (325, 425, 625’s), then the typical A5’s (including 11’s and 720’s) double autos, 1100’s and lots of vintage double barrels.

 

I knew cynergy have a reputation of cracking forearms first I've heard of citori. I'll keep an eye on that.

 

I have a 725 12 Sporting the first year released and a 725 20 Sporting 2 years later so mine have been around a bit. Both are still nice and snug and holding up well. I should say, as expected. I look at current Sporting models and can't believe they are over 1k more expensive than when I purchased mine. 725 Also fits me very well.

 

I have a725 in 12gauge 30 “ barrels ,I like it a lot shoot it well,had a XS 12 gauge 30” barrels which I liked better,gave to grandson for school trap won’t be getting it back

 

I bought the 725 field grade earlier this year and then had Briley's in Houston make me 20, 28 and 410 custom fit tubes with extended chokes for each barrel set. I really like shooting the same gun for all, currently having fun shooting 410. Shooting 22's and 23's low gun 410 when i'm on my game(it get ugly quick when I'm not 🤪), hoping to eventually collect a 25/25 as 410 is the only gauge I don't have one in. In the pic below one set of tubes is in the barrels. But it's nice shooting the exact gun for all gauges, of course 12ga doesn't use tubes so the gun is 10oz lighter when shooting 12ga, which i really don't shoot anymore.