Hunting with a Citori 725 Sporting

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I currently have a Citori 725 field which I am using for sporting clays and trap but am wanting to buy a Citori 725 sporting. I would like to keep the field for hunting and just buy the sporting but I'm having trouble justifying that much money tied up in two shotguns. Does any one hunt with the sporting and how does it perform vs. a field style gun?
 
Not sure if this helps you... I use my 725 sporting for clays and my "old" 325 sporting for hunting. I hunt geese a bit and pheasants. Can't say that I feel handy capped by the 325 sporting. Really like it and seems to kill birds, but just one season under my belt with it.
 
The both are 12 ga. The field is 28" barrel and the sporting is a 30" or 32" barrel. The field has non adjustable comb and the sporting could be bought with adjustable or non adjustable comb. I am leaning towards getting the Sporting with 30" barrel and non adjustable comb.
 
If you can hit clays with it, you can hit birds with it. As long as you don't mind the weight and length in the field, you should be good to go.
 
I have the 30 inch model. I use it for skeet, sporting clays and international skeet (very fast). It is fine if you practice. A good shooter will do well with a sewer pipe. The 725 in any length is wiiay better than a sewer pipe.. If you are missing a lot it's you, not the gun.
 
I do well at sporting clays and trap with my 725 field, haven't done much skeet. I guess what I have realized is I just want a new gun in the cabinet. I thought I may be able to justify a new purchase buy selling my field gun and trying to cover both bases with a sporting model. In the end, I won't want to give up my field gun and will buy a sporting. I have done some reading on the barrels that are available for the sporting model. It seems they can be ordered 30" or 32" and ported or non ported. I have done lots of reading on the porting vs. non porting and don't want to open that can of worms here but would appreciate any input into barrel length and why, from your experience, one is more advantageous than the other.
 
Two inches of barrel length aren't going to make much of a difference. Longer barrels tend to swing a little more smoothly because they have more weight up front but I doubt you'd notice the difference between the two in most applications. There are some dimension differences such as a longer LOP and wider rib on the Sporting. In your situation I'd either keep the Field or trade/sell it and buy the Sporting. The two guns are so similar I wouldn't see the point in keeping both unless you wanted a back-up gun.
 
Thanks guys. I will likely just keep the field and buy a sporting, I have a hard time selling guns, it would be nice to have a back if needed one day. I always see guys at the club carting around 1 to sometimes 3 shotguns.
 
Love my 725 sporting 30" for clays but when going to the woods and fields for live birds I much prefer my citori lighting with 26" barrels . it so much easier to handle in thick cover for grouse . ported barrels will not make you a fan of most hunting parterns as well .
 
I was at the club the other night and a fellow showed up with a 725 Sporting. He was very intrigued with my Rizzini Fierce 1 and handed me his gun to hold while checking mine out. That was the first 725 I have ever had in my hands. It took me a few seconds to realize it was a 12 gauge. Man they are sure slimmed down compared to the original Citori's! I blurted out" holy, this is a 12? I thought it was a 20!"
I could not get over the slim forend and what seemed like a lower profile receiver when mounted and looking down the barrels. We were supposed to swap guns and try each others but it started to pour rain so I opted out of the shooting for the rest of the evening.
The 725 had a very nice feel to it.
 
the spank said:
I was at the club the other night and a fellow showed up with a 725 Sporting. He was very intrigued with my Rizzini Fierce 1 and handed me his gun to hold while checking mine out. That was the first 725 I have ever had in my hands. It took me a few seconds to realize it was a 12 gauge. Man they are sure slimmed down compared to the original Citori's! I blurted out" holy, this is a 12? I thought it was a 20!"
I could not get over the slim forend and what seemed like a lower profile receiver when mounted and looking down the barrels. We were supposed to swap guns and try each others but it started to pour rain so I opted out of the shooting for the rest of the evening.
The 725 had a very nice feel to it.
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If you like the 12 gauge 725 Sporting, you will love the 20 gauge. Mine has 30" barrels, and it swings so much quicker than my previous Citori models. I don't even bother with a 12 gauge for shooting sporting clays anymore.
 
I have the 725 sporting with 30" barrels, not my idea of a good hunting gun for upland game. Too long, too heavy, and too long a length of pull at 14.75".
My hunting gun is an old SKB 500 with 28" barrels, I'd actually prefer 26".
 
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