Browning Cynergy experiences

I am a long time fan of the Citori. How ever I have seen several Cynergy guns with cracked fore stocks. I am not sure if this was a problem that has been corrected or not. These guns were all high volume sporting guns.( just my .02 worth )
 
I own two of them. One is a cynergy euro sport with 32" bbls and the dura touch stock, beautiful gun shoots awesome nothing bad to say about it. Second one is a cynergy trap comb fully adjustable butt stock 32" unsingle and 30" doubles gun shoots awesome as well and up until last weekend was my go to trap gun until I tried a perazzi. You won't go wrong with a cynergy o/u for a trap gun
 
I have a 30" Eurosporting (inflex pad) with Adj Comb. I did have the forarm crack on it at year 2, however Browning changed out the wood and I was very happy with the replacement wood. No issues since. I will be selling this gun however as I am tall and lanky with a long neck and the inflex pad doesnt allow me to put an adjustible pad to accomodate my long neck. Anyone looking??
 
That's one of the reasons I'm a bit hesitant about the Cynergy with the radical recoil pad.. There's not much you can do to change either the pad or length of pull. The Cynergy classic is a bit more amenable to changes, and I think a more "traditional" gun, although with more dramatic lines. The 725 seems to fill the middle ground between the 625 and the Cynergy.
 
"725 seems like a very nice gun, especially with factory adjustable comb and mechanical triggers."

I second this.
 
I handled both guns yesterday, Cynergy and a 725. The Cynergy is a nice handling gun, but the 725 fits like a broken in glove. I'm hoping to shoot one this weekend, that'll be the test. My concern with the Cynergy is it's appeal on the used gun market in a few years when I want to trade. People either love it or hate it, more the latter I'm finding out.
 
I have a Cynergy Field ('traditional' stock) and it's been fantastic. Much better triggers than my old Citori, and a better look/feel for me as well.

I bought a much nicer Fabarm, but ended up selling that because the Browning just fit me better. Nice guns for sure.
 
Those who hate the Cynergy are just parroting what they have heard from others, who usually are thinking of the looks of the EuroSport guns. The traditional wood stocked Cynergys are an excellant gun; easy handling, good triggers, and an attractive gun, to boot. There were a lot of stories about bad triggers in Cynergys, but nobody who owned one ever said theirs was bad; it was always "I heard they had horrible triggers." If you need release triggers, Gordy Keller, in Duncan, B.C., can build them. As a matter of fact, he is the only gunsmith in North America who does releases for Cynergys.
As far ast the forearms cracking, this is the first I have heard of it. My Cynergy is over 4 years old, with a TON of rounds through it, and no sign of any cracks. The 725, however, is getting quite a reputation for cracking buttstocks near the trigger and tang. The fit is too tight on a lot of them, and they have to relieve the pressure somewhere, so they develop cracks. Another thing I like about the Cynergy, it has a long wrist. With a Citori-style stock, the nose of the comb digs into the base of my arthritic thumb. The Cynergy has a little longer wrist, so I have a more natural grip. I don't have to roll my hand forward to take the pressure off the base of my thumb. The natural grip increases the length of time before my arm gets tired. I can shoot 300-400 targets a day, whereas the Citori had my arm tired and cramping after about 225-250 targets.
The resale value was a little low for a while, probably due to the trigger stories, but is starting to climb as the guns prove their worth.
 
I have used a Citori as my primary trap gun since about 1990. I competed a little every year. Never won much but enjoyed the events. Three years ago, I switched/upgraded to a Cynergy trap combo. There was nothing really wrong with the citori (after an estimated 30,000 rounds) but sometimes, you know, you see a shiny new action and piece of wood and you just have to have it! Anyway, the Cynergy fit me so well that within 2 weeks I couldn't shoot the citori anymore. My scores have increased to where I'm an "A" shooter for the first time and winning quite a bit. I don't know if it is all about the gun. Maybe the success is the re-kindled interest? Or maybe it it what that say about shooting...that shotgun fit is everything. I don't know but it is sure fun kicking the butts of guys shooting the $25k perrazzi's and kreigoff's!
 
I think it's your connection with the gun that does it. I almost bought a 625 sporting Citori a month or so ago, price was right, gun was like new.. It just didn't feel quite right, so I passed on it. I'm waiting for a 725 sporting to arrive now, which I've shot and liked. Then last week I came across an old beat up SKB 500 that feels identical ( at least to me) to the 725 Citori. It'll fill the gap til the Browning is available, then become my hunting gun. Sweet shotgun, too bad they're no longer available new.
 
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