All of my Brownings are/were cast neutral and as a LH, I didn't have issues shooting them

 

Agree with oneounceload, I have three right hand 725 sporting guns, they all have neutral cast, the only difference being the palm swell.

 

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so the only difference is the palm swell?

 

Give Mike Orlen a shout, He can bend a little cast in the right handed neutral stock.

 

I don't think that Mike does stock bending any more.

 

Do yourself a favor and buy the LH guns. I messed around with this trying to keep things reasonable price wise. I was just prolonging what I really had to do.. Shell out for a LH gun with proper gun fit..

 

That’s the conclusion I’ve came to.

 

Just about every Remington ever made was neutral.

 

Allow me to disagree. When I had turn from right- to leftsided shooting I sold both of my Remmies, as both had right cast. And I really miss that neat 870 LW 20ga!


Now I have a Browning 525 LH, and it indeed has a slight cast. But it is a heavy and somewhat clumsy gun - I do not fully like it, although it hits the geese well. I also have a AYA XXV boxlock 12ga, which a gunsmith bended to the left, and I like to shoot that more than the 525, as it is a light and fastly shouldered gun. I have also altered the stock of a Heym o/u double rifle, but have not tried to shoot it yet.

 

I bought a LH Beretta 693 at a dealer that specializes in LH-ers. Could choose between 7-8 Browning or Beretta LH OU's. The 693 was around 2500 second hand. And recently purchased a nice 20 year old Miroku MK70 LH for around 350.
I just can't get my eye over the rib in any decent way on a RH or neutral gun. Obviously some people have no trouble.

 

I currently own 3 Browning target guns (2 XS Skeets and a Crossover Target) and all 3 are cast off. The XS Sporting I previously owned was also cast off.

Remove the forearm and hold the solid straightedge flat against one side of the receiver then do the same for the other side of the receiver. With all my guns it's nearly impossible to tell if just eyeballing it, but the cast becomes quite obvious when held against a straightedge.

 

I Really thought the right handed 725 was cast for right handed. I’m seriously thinking about a left handed 725 . Several on gun broker

 

Brownings official position on their website says neutral.
Do Browning shotguns have cast-on or cast-off on their stocks?
Having a left hand son, I can tell you my 725 is cast off or dried that way. I have no means to measure it, but as DEG says it becomes apparent with a straight edge.

 

I had my 725 12ga field bent to left cast by Coles in Naples FL. They told me it may not hold. Sure enough after about two months I had a neutral cast gun again.

 

I have three 725’s, 20/28/410, they all have neutral stocks with a right hand palm swell. I have seen a few Brownings with cast off; but it’s more likely with Berettas.

 

My 2 Beretta doubles were Castoff, so required bending. Both were bought 20-25 yrs ago, so I don't have first hand knowledge if they still make most with CO. Both my Brownings are neutral stocks, both also from years back. This jives with what I've read and heard, from good sources such as this forum.

 

Yes, I have the same thing now also.

 

The B gun LH O/Us I've handled weren't very LH. I'd need them fitted. Unattractive vs an auto with shims. My shoulders don't like a heavy O/U for high volume anyhow.

If affordability is an issue, buy one top shelf and one adequate for backup. Do your best to wear the good one out. Most people can't. If you do then you're winning.

Despite popular misconception, the point of gun ownership is not to fill a gun safe, but to wear them out using them.

 

A lot of the 60's, 70's, and 80's guns were neutral cast guns and some of the best quality and value as well.

 

I bought my 686 SP1 Sporting with left handed wood. Seems to fit me great.

I did go look at some 20 and 28 gauge 686s recently and the field models seemed to be an a bit more neutral. I was able to shoulder them fine, and they would have worked okay for me.