Sorry for the late post, hopefully you haven't made a decision yet. I own the GU universal hi-post. I have had it for almost a year. And i do like it. Coming from semi-autos it took a bit of learning. The gun pictured above is not what you get or at least not what i got. The one pictured above has the CXT style stock with the sharp angled stock from grip to the toe area. The UHP i have has a more blocky stock much like the sporting pictured above. Although it has a Monte carlo style it is not like the UHP in your picture. The stock looks the most like GU website, page #7. I worked with Matt and it was a pleasure to order. I had the graco comb and Gra-coil system installed.
The gun comes completely neutral, there is a ultra light palm swell, but i needed to add a Kick-eez stick on palm swell for it to feel proper. I needed to cast on and add a few spacer to raise the comb.
The butt pad is 6 way adjustable and was simple to adjust. I increase the recoil reduction a few turns because it would collapse on mount. Also simple to do. Add lastly i shortend LOP as the gracoil system allows for 1" adjustment either way.
The wood is nice , the bluing is deep and glossy, and the action was stiff and after 3K rounds still is.
They all come with porting and the adjustable rib seems to be the exact rib on the Browning trap max.
The fore end is thin much like the lightning models and the barrels are joined from about the forcing cones area all the way to the muzzle with a soild bead. In other words there are no "vent holes" like on the cxt barrels. Which to me makes it easy to clean. The rib adjusts with 6 clicks per line and there are 5 lines on the markings. I brought my POI down to what looks like 80/20. Both barrels pattern very closely to each other on paper.
I added the Diana titanum coated choke (IM) to my bottom barrel because i felt like they collect less plastic. And swapped out the recoil pad with a kick eez trap pad.
I was looking for complete adjustability and for the price i dont think there is another on the market. The trigger can also move forward and backwards and came with 3 different type trigger blades. Fiber optic sight came with a large assortment of colors and size lite pipes. 4 chokes in Midas grade came with it, IM, M, IC, S.
Its called the Universal because you can tailor it to what you need 50/50 and open chokes for skeet and all the way to 100/0 with tighter setup or anywhere in between for sporting use. And lastly the chamber is only 2.75" but i have never seen a clay shooter use a 3" shell. I was looking for a workhorse and I think this model fits the bill.
There is no jeweled mono block and some internals are sharp to the touch but again for $3K it checks many boxes. Do i wish it had a beavertail front ? Maybe, but easy to add from browning.com, I test fitted a CXT forend on it and it fits btw. I was able to by a rebuild kit from MGW for $60 bucks, includes all 7 springs, firing pins etc as it is still a Citori.
Do i wish it said "Trap" or just 'Citori" on the action, maybe....cant see it once you mount it anyway,
Lastly, I like the ability to shoot doubles unlike say a BT99, and If i ever graduate to something else, this can easily become my doubles or sporting clay exclusive gun.
Sorry for the rambling long post, hope it helps you make a decision.
