Beautiful gun, I'm sure you can get it done with that model. Personally, I currently shoot trap mainly. But when I purchased my 725 Trap, I purchased the combo version. It comes with a choice of barrel lengths, I chose a 34" unsingle barrel for trap and a 32" O\U for sporting clays, skeet etc.. Check out Guns Unlimited, they have the combos and most likely the model you showed. Great pricing and great service from them. Good luck and and good shooting

 

On another thread I asked about the Browning Citori 725 Trap, but based on some feedback, I think there might be a better Citori 725 choice for my intended use.

I'm looking for a new over & under shotgun to use for 60% sporting clay and 40% trap use. I'm 5" 11" and weigh about 195. I'm been using a Benelli M2 semi-auto, and this will be my first over & under purchase.

At first I thought the Browning Citori 725 Trap was a good choice, but based on some new feedback, I'm thinking a 32" version of the "Citori 725 High Rib Sporting Adjustable" might be a better choice, because I'll be shooting more sporting clay than trap.

Do you think the 32", "Citori 725 High Rib Sporting Adjustable" is a good choice for the intended use? Please advise. It hard to find either of these guns to shoot, so I'm trying to be careful with my first over & under purschase.

Here's a link to the Citori 725 High Rib Sporting Adjustable.
Citori 725 High Rib Sporting with Adjustable Comb

You've posed a difficult question with no easy answer. Over the years, I've found that fit is everything in shooting a shotgun. The features a gun offers aren't as important as having a gun that shoots where you believe it is going to, each and every time the trigger is pulled. That's where, if at all possible, trying a gun before purchase makes a lot of sense. Some vendors offer that option, while others offer a day when representatives from various gun manufacturers are on hand with different models for potential buyers to try on actual clay targets. One other point is that a 32" barrel seems to be all the rage, and for sure, in trap a longer sighting plane is advantageous. However, in my humble opinion, in time, preferred barrel length is going to settle back to 30" as the best all around. choice.

 

You state 60/40% SC and Trap. Will you be shooting mostly practice/fun rounds or do you plan to shoot a lot of registered/competition rounds?

In my opinion, the 725 high rib Sporting with the Adj Comb would be great for all those including Trap doubles, except maybe full on ATA Singles Handicap Trap competition. In that case, adding a dedicated trap gun ( BT-99 maybe) would cover it all.

 

It will all be fun shooting for now, but maybe competition rounds later. Do you still think a 32" Citori 725 High Rib Sporting Adjustable is a good choice?

 

I agree with Boxo53. I’ve got a Citori 525 with 32” barrels and a low rib. Love the gun for anything. I currently have my eye on the 725 high rib that you mentioned with an adjustable comb. I tested one recently and the fit and feel was perfect. There definitely will be one in my future.

 

I realize I'll have to experiment to get the best results, but for a gun like the 32" Citori 725 High Rib Sporting Adjustable, is a choke recommended for shooting sporting clay?

 

I had a sporting high rib 725 shot trap and sporting clays, had trigger problems difficult to pull trigger sent to Browning for repairs, they were aware of problems, still had issues after Browning worked on it. Traded gun could not shoot due to trigger not every shot but 2 to three times per round. Do not recommend looked at posts several othes had trigger problems with theirs.

 

Sporting Clays the distance to the target when shot varies from very close to far. You can use the appropriate choke for each presentation with an O/U.
I suggest you simplify it by choking for close Cyl or Skeet, not so close Lt Mod or Mod and Far Lt Full or Full.
Simpler: IC, Mod or Full.

Getting back to your original question try and hold and swing each model. I believe each has a different forearm. Also maybe slightly different stock.
Even shooting more SC than Trap, if the Trap gun has a parallel comb I would get that. Of course if the sporting model has an adjustable comb you can make it parallel or close to it. The model you showed looks more like a trap gun except for the stock.

Jason

 

I have the 725 Citori trap with adjustable comb. It has the high rib. I shoot it for all games. They look nearly the same except the recoil pads are different, and the trap model is a pound + heavier. I like the extra weight for shooting trap. I wish it was a little lighter for faster games like 5 stand.

 

the trap model is a pound + heavier.

According to Browning's website. Both shotguns weigh in at 7 lbs. 10 oz's w/32 inch barrels. The only difference is the stock itself. The difference in the wood shape, and of course in the wood itself. More dense wood will weigh in a tab heavier. So the real difference is the Beavertail forend, and Monte Carlo rear stock on the trap model. vs. the strait rear stock and Schnabel forend on the Sporting Shotgun. break em all Jeff

 

I really doubt the two ribs are different. On a production line operation everything should be the same to help keep costs down. If Browning was a high end shotgun, they may be different!!!

IMO the difference between the two pads means diddly squat. The very second thing you need to do is to replace the factory pad with a Kick-ezz or the new Micro-cell pad anyway by the stock guy. Getting your gun fitted to you is the first thing you need to do after shooting it for a couple of weeks. The first thing I did on my 525 was replace the hockey puck of a pad it had on it. It was a piece of crap. Shoot the gun just the way it comes from the factory until you find the stock guy. Don't wait too long. As you will develop bad habits shooting with a ill fitting shotgun. Believe me on this. It will take 2x to 3x longer to break these poor habits as it took to get them. No sense buying a new pad and fitting it. Only to find out a month later from the stock guy you need a adjustable butt plate and he has to give you a new recoil pad again. Cuss the one you just installed will be too small, for the new adj. butt plate hardware? break em all Jeff

 

Your post above is showing the The Pro Trap Model. This model has the built in weight system in it, w/ adj. comb. I did not look at the pro model Trap (the OP was not talking about this higher end model, so why are you?), just the basic Trap O/U right below the HR Sporting model on Browning's website. The Pro model does have more weight to it. But it is also priced much higher as well. Like 800 bucks more. That's like 500 bucks just for a weight system, and little different look on the receiver. A tad pricey for some folks IMO. Skeet_man sells weights for under the forearm for less than 70 bucks. I can fill the stock hole with shot for less than 5 bucks. This will keep the gun balanced and add the 16 oz's or so to the gun. My price less than 75 bucks. Not $500. But if you like the different engraving pattern on the receiver than go for it!!! I simply just try to help out a new poster here and I get a line of BS from other shooters. Now you know why nobody wants to help out there fellow shooters on this site anymore. sigh!!!! break em all Jeff

 

Your post above is showing the The Pro Trap Model. This model has the built in weight system in it, w/ adj. comb. I did not look at the pro model Trap (the OP was not talking about this higher end model, so why are you?), just the basic Trap O/U right below the HR Sporting model on Browning's website. The Pro model does have more weight to it. But it is also priced much higher as well. Like 800 bucks more. That's like 500 bucks just for a weight system, and little different look on the receiver. A tad pricey for some folks IMO. Skeet_man sells weights for under the forearm for less than 70 bucks. I can fill the stock hole with shot for less than 5 bucks. This will keep the gun balanced and add the 16 oz's or so to the gun. My price less than 75 bucks. Not $500. But if you like the different engraving pattern on the receiver than go for it!!! I simply just try to help out a new poster here and I get a line of BS from other shooters. Now you know why nobody wants to help out there fellow shooters on this site anymore. sigh!!!! break em all Jeff[/

The model I am showing is not the pro trap model. It is the Citori Trap with adjustable comb. It is different from the pro trap. It is the bottom gun on the Citori website. I own this gun and I guarantee it is all of 8 lbs 11 oz. I got mine for $2600 including a $300 Browning rebate .

The Op referenced the Citori sporting adjustable . He asked if there might be a better choice . I just provided my experience on what might be a better choice depending on his preferences . Pull your panties out of your crack Jeff . I’m just trying to help too.

 

Who is skeet_man that makes the forearm weights ? I am interested in that item. Thanks

 

Do a search. Click on his avatar, then on Private Message.
Let him know that you are interested in his forearm weights.

Jason

 

I have a 725 Citori Sporting with adjustable comb and use it for both trap singles and doubles and sporting clays, works great for both.

 

What barrel length?

 

30"

 

Do you ever wish you had a 32" barrel length instead?

 

I shot a Browning 725 high rib sporting 32" all last summer, 95% sporting, 5% trap. I am 6' and weigh 195 similar to the op. I have a somewhat long neck and that seems to suit the use of a high rib for sporting. I seem to have better target visibility versus a low rib. The sporting model versus the trap is mostly barrel weight. The sporting has lighter barrels. Mine had an adjustable comb which I raised up maybe 3/16" to get my desired picture.
I stuffed the stock bolt hole with shot to balance things out and it worked great. I am a gun crank so I moved on to other guns and recently sold the 725 but I would highly recommend them as an all clays gun.
Dave

 

Are you interested in buying new? Depending on your budget, Caesar Guerini has some good sporting O/Us that I have seen work well on the trap field. Granted, they are more expensive than the Brownings, but the service and quality is a notch above I would say. And I have always found their stocks more comfortable than the Browning line.

 

No thanks

 

Trap 2 3/4" chamber

Sporting HR Adj 3" chamber

 

M

On another thread I asked about the Browning Citori 725 Trap, but based on some feedback, I think there might be a better Citori 725 choice for my intended use.

I'm looking for a new over & under shotgun to use for 60% sporting clay and 40% trap use. I'm 5" 11" and weigh about 195. I'm been using a Benelli M2 semi-auto, and this will be my first over & under purchase.

At first I thought the Browning Citori 725 Trap was a good choice, but based on some new feedback, I'm thinking a 32" version of the "Citori 725 High Rib Sporting Adjustable" might be a better choice, because I'll be shooting more sporting clay than trap.

Do you think the 32", "Citori 725 High Rib Sporting Adjustable" is a good choice for the intended use? Please advise. It hard to find either of these guns to shoot, so I'm trying to be careful with my first over & under purschase.

Here's a link to the Citori 725 High Rib Sporting Adjustable.
Citori 725 High Rib Sporting with Adjustable Comb

you might look at New CXT with adjustable high rib set from 50/50 up to 90/10 can set to shoot all 3 @ Guns Unlimited

 

Just bought the 725 Citori High Rib Sporting 32" with adjustable comb. Love it for trap and I am scoring better with it than my 725 Citori regular sporting with adj comb.

 

I tried to use my 2018 DT11 32" to do everything but it really only excels at sporting clays. That is what it is made for. I eventually migrated into a model specific shotgun for trap and skeet.

If I was going to get one gun to do it all it would probably be one of the new All Clays Sporting (ACS) offered by just about everyone now.

 

On another thread I asked about the Browning Citori 725 Trap, but based on some feedback, I think there might be a better Citori 725 choice for my intended use.

I'm looking for a new over & under shotgun to use for 60% sporting clay and 40% trap use. I'm 5" 11" and weigh about 195. I'm been using a Benelli M2 semi-auto, and this will be my first over & under purchase.

At first I thought the Browning Citori 725 Trap was a good choice, but based on some new feedback, I'm thinking a 32" version of the "Citori 725 High Rib Sporting Adjustable" might be a better choice, because I'll be shooting more sporting clay than trap.

Do you think the 32", "Citori 725 High Rib Sporting Adjustable" is a good choice for the intended use? Please advise. It hard to find either of these guns to shoot, so I'm trying to be careful with my first over & under purschase.

Here's a link to the Citori 725 High Rib Sporting Adjustable.
Citori 725 High Rib Sporting with Adjustable Comb

Did ever find the shotgun that you were looking for, and if so how are you getting along with it now?