Browning B725 Sporter S1

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Devlin

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Does anyone here have any insight or experience with this shotgun, link to the Browning Europe website here http://browning.eu/products/shotguns/over_and_under/b725_sporter/A-725SPRADJ.html

I'm looking for a new all around clays gun (skeet, trap and the odd round of sporting clays) and came across these while checking out the regular 725 Sporting guns we see here in North America, these B725 Sporter versions appear to differ in the following aspects (non-ported barrels and flush fit chokes as opposed to extended chokes) . I've seen these european models in a few shops now and wondering if anyone has experience good or bad with them?
 
I have had the North American version, 725 Sporting, for about a month now and I love it. Like you said this one looks like the same thing except for a couple of things..

I find the gun very comfortable to shoot. Shoulders and points extremely well (for me anyway). Recoil is surprisingly light given how light the gun feels. I'm not sure how much of that can be attributed to the ported barrels, but I don't imagine the non ported version would be much different. The recoil pad on my gun is excellent as well and adds to the shooting comfort. The pad on the EU model looks to be different though, not as thick. The mechanical triggers are very nice. Light and crisp. Looking through the manual of the EU model it doesn't look like it comes with the different trigger blades or the fibre optic front site. The choice of three trigger blades is a nice feature I found. The fibre optic front sight I could take or leave.

If the gun fits you well I would recommend it for sure.
 
I wondered about the porting when I first bought this as well. I had heard all sorts on info on ported guns, The most common complaint was about how loud they were and this was disruptive to other shooters. However the folks at my local club say there is not that big of a difference at all. It is a little louder but they said it is not bad and they had no complaints. Now I would not use a ported gun in a duck blind with someone right beside me, but at the range with everyone wearing ear protection I'm told its no biggie.

Maybe it depends on the design of the ports? Maybe some are worse that others? I don't know as this is the first ported shotgun I have owned.
 
I don't mind the cleaning. Pipe cleaner dipped in solvent, poked into each port & done. Adds about one minute to my cleaning regiment. Mind you I'm one of those strange people who actually enjoy cleaning guns. My friends say it's a mental problem. :confused:

But I must apologize to the OP as his thread has been somewhat hijacked by my barrel port discussion.

Bottom line Devlin - If the gun is a good fit, you will not regret the purchase, American or European version. The port arguments will go on forever, if you don't believe me just Google it. It's almost as bad as the 9 - 40 - 45 debate. My advice would be not to base a great gun purchase solely on whether it has ports or not.

The Citori 725, including the Sporting, is an excellent gun. Great quality and a lot of the manufacturing process, as well as fitting of the barrel assembly is done by hand. Check out
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Cheers thanks for all the responses, I ended up going a complete different direction and another Caesar Guerini followed me home....it just fit me better than anything else. It's the Magnus Grouse Sporting model.
 
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