Browning 725 Field - Barrel Options

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Hi,

I will try to keep this thread short and thank you in advance for looking!

Just wondering if I can buy a 725 Sporting barrel and fit it directly to my 725 field (28"/3" chambers) receiver/buttstock so I can have 1 O/U for both duck and Skeet/Sporting Clay applications?

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Well if it helps any I am going to try hunting this fall with my "old" Browning Sporting Clays 325 with 28" ported barrels. Plan on using it for geese and pheasants. I bought a 725 for skeet and sporting clays.

Was going to sell the 325 and by an auto, but thought what the heck I will try it out.

If you are willing to take it to the field why not try it as is? Is there a down side or am I missing something?
 
They might be available as a special order when you buy the gun. I've seen a Cynergy Sporting two barrel set, one set of barrels was ported, the second wasn't.
 
Again the short answer is "no" as each barrel set is usually fine fitted to each receiver by hand. The Browning Custom Shop may be willing fulfill your wishes but you will have to send them the whole gun for God knows how long and then you probably won't like the bill at the end. However what is wrong with just using your field barrel set up for clays etc. You all ready have choke tubes, if you need more selection there easy to get. A far as I know the only thing you may gain with a sporting barrel set is porting and a wider rib, not a huge gain as far as breaking targets are concerned.

For example I have a Classic Doubles, skeet version. Basically it is a Win 101 with all the bells and whistles. It gets used for skeet, but more often clays and pheasants. Game specific guns will have slightly different stock dimensions but unless your devoted to one particular discipline your 725 in field grade should serve you well.
 
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There are quite a few differences between the two guns, the sporting version gives you length of pull adjustment on the trigger shoe, three different triggers to pick from, a longer length of pull to begin with, more choice in fibre optics for the front sight, higher grade wood, vented rib between the barrels, and ported barrels, to name a few. Personally, I'd be more inclined to buy the sporting and add a field barrel set. All you're getting going the other way is ported barrels and maybe longer barrels if you choose.

Ported barrels and the vented middle rib is largely a crock of ####, if you ask me. You get more noise to the sides, harder to clean, particularly miserable getting dirt and water out from between the barrels, and higher cost for very questionable gain. Before someone gets their panties in a knot, I have a 725 sporting.. and what I like the least are the ported barrels. The rest of the gun is fine, especially after swapping the ejector springs to keep empties in the gun after firing.
 
stubblejumper said:
The rib is much higher on the sporting clays gun, so the drop at comb would be different if used with the field model stock.
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Good point, I sometimes forget all the little changes that are made to be game specific. When I bought my Classic Double I traded a standard Win 101 in on it. To tell you the truth I shot no better or worse with the Classic with all the bells and whistles (ported, long forcing cones, over bored barrels, whole bunch of interchangeable choke tubes, wide high rib, adjustable pull by trigger, cast stock, anti glare finish etc.) than the plain Jane 101. But it sounds good, looks good and came in nice luggage case. The big advantage to me was the choke tubes it gave the gun versatility. So I could also shoot clays with it which at the time since there were no fields yet in Ontario my partner and I used to drive every Sunday to Rochester Brooks Club just south of Rochester shoot 100 rds. then drive back. We were dedicated die hards in those days.
 
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