Citori CXT with Adj Comb or a Citori 825 Sporting with Adj Comb ?

[Munkey1973]

I'm researching my first O/U that I want to buy in March. My buddy and I have been farting around hand throwing clay for over 15 years now, and the best shotgun I ever handled was his Citori White Lightening (that he sold)....So I'm definitely going for a Browing.
The only thing he didn't like about his WL was the inertia trigger reset.

The CXT with Adj Comb priced around $4,070 CAD versus an 825 with Adj. Comb priced around $5,360 CAD.

That is a fairly big difference in price and it sort of seems to me that they both have most of the same important features:

• adjustable combs (obviously)
• same 3 position trigger
• same chamber/barrels
• same choke tubes
• same butpads

They only really differ on weight (CXT is about 1 lbs. heavier), rib height (CXT is higher), for some, weird reason the 825 doesn't have ejectors, and the trigger reset.
Browing is marketing the CXT as a trap gun, whereas the 825 is marketed as a Skeet/Sporting gun.
I'm more of trap guy when we go shooting.

It seems the big differences the guns are the grades in Walnut (CXT is Grade 2 and 825 is Grade 3/4) and the mechanicals of the models is that CXT inertia trigger and the 825 is mechanical.

Should better wood and mechanical trigger justify the extra $1,300 on an 825 for a guy that likes to shoot 2-3 boxes of modest quality target loads every second weekend ?

Or maybe there is something about the 825 that I am missing that justifies the extra cost? ... am I missing something in my comparisons here?

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[maynard]

A gun that is 1 lbs heavier will usually have less felt recoil. Mechanical triggers have the advantage if you ever plan to use a set of sub gauge tubes, as the inertia triggers may or may not reset with 28 or .410 tubes. Or if you forget what barrel you have selected and only load one round into the wrong barrel, the first trigger pull will result in a click the second pull will fire the second barrel. Can't do that with inertia triggers.
If you can compare both side by side and shoulder both, pick the one that swings best and feels best in your hands.
Between Grade 2 wood and Grade 3/4 wood, life is to short to shoot and ugly gun.

 

[G_Alan]

The Barrels and chokes on the CXT's are different the 825 uses DS chokes and the CX series uses Invector Plus. The wood on the 825 is Oil finish were as the Cx series has a hard gloss finish.
The CXT has a semi beavertail fore end I believe while the 825 has a Schnabel The CXS has a Schnabel .
The CXS will be a closer match to the 825 Sporting. Look for a new or lightly used 725 sporting ,now that the 825's are out you might find a deal on a 725 ( Tillsonburg Gun shop).
In all honesty the CX would be totally fine, but like Maynard suggested if you can see what feels better to you that might help.
Personally I find the triggers on my 725 to be a bit nicer than mu CXS.

 

[kevin g]

The CX "T" is a trap gun designed to shoot to a higher POI for the rising trap targets. It shoots a 70 / 30 POI pattern percentage. The CXT uses the Invector Plus choke tube system.
The 825 you've mentioned doesn't. The 825 is a Sporting Clays / Skeet gun with a flatter rib. It shoots a 50 / 50 POI pattern percentage. It uses the Invector DS system the same as the 725 series...totally different chokes and are not compatible with each other.


My local gun shop The Gun Dealer (6 hrs away..lol) has one of CXT's left in stock..it's the 30 inch bbl, white receiver for little over 3600 bucks ! Buddy of mine has one...very nice gun !!

Best of luck goin forward...get out and grind some up !!

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