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Title: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: SilverZ06 on February 12, 2013, 05:46:10 AM
My wife bought me a new gun for my birthday. Granted I had to sell my old gun to recover some of the costs but I am still excited  :banana:
(http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/images/images-by-title-name/Citori-725-Sporting-Left-Hand-MID-013583-l.jpg)


It's a Browning 725 sporting with 32" barrels.
http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?fid=033B&cid=013&tid=531

Can't wait for it to arrive and kill some clays with it.

The new gun is replacing my Browning Citori white lightning with 28" barrels,
http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?fid=008B&cid=013&tid=462

The 725 isn't quite as "pretty" as the white lightning but who couldn't use an extra 4 inches on their barrel?  :uhoh :aok
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: Curval on February 12, 2013, 06:20:51 AM
Very nice, congrats.
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: Maverick on February 12, 2013, 12:13:45 PM
I can see going to longer barrels for extended trap and goose hunting, but see no benefit to clays or hunting in general over a 28" gun. Certainly makes the gun less handy and harder to swing for crossing targets.
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: ALFAMEGA51 on February 12, 2013, 12:16:30 PM
Awesome!  :aok
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: mbailey on February 12, 2013, 02:12:15 PM
I shoot sporting clays (Beretta O/U) with 32"BBLS  I actually like the extra long sight plane, and i know that the longer barrel gives me better follow through on crossing targets. Mine is a 1 5/8 drop at the comb, and 2 1/2 drop at the heel...... fits me like a glove. Shot my friends Kreighoff the other day...oh my....just beautiful. His are set up with "reverse" triggers.

I save my Browning Citori (28"bbl) as a field gun.

Hey Pewter really nice gun sir.....Congratulations  :aok, Whats the length of pull on that bad boy?  Browning makes spacers should you need to lengthen it (just an fyi, i needed to on my Citori.) If you need them, shoot me a PM, might be able to get you a deal on them.
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: narsus on February 12, 2013, 06:26:57 PM
I am in the market for a trap gun, and I don't want to break the bank. I am a novice for sure and will probably shoot 6-10 times a year will my in-laws.

I really wanted an over-under, but they seem to be insanely expensive and can't justify the cost for the amount of use.

Any help/advice would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: SilverZ06 on February 12, 2013, 08:22:26 PM
I shoot sporting clays (Beretta O/U) with 32"BBLS  I actually like the extra long sight plane, and i know that the longer barrel gives me better follow through on crossing targets. Mine is a 1 5/8 drop at the comb, and 2 1/2 drop at the heel...... fits me like a glove. Shot my friends Kreighoff the other day...oh my....just beautiful. His are set up with "reverse" triggers.

I save my Browning Citori (28"bbl) as a field gun.

Hey Pewter really nice gun sir.....Congratulations  :aok, Whats the length of pull on that bad boy?  Browning makes spacers should you need to lengthen it (just an fyi, i needed to on my Citori.) If you need them, shoot me a PM, might be able to get you a deal on them.

Thanks Here are the specs:
Barrel Length
        32"  
Nominal Overall Length
        50"  
Nominal Length of Pull
        14 3/4"  
Nominal Drop at Comb
        1 9/16"  
Nominal Drop at Heel
        2 3/8"  
Nominal Weight
        7 lbs. 10 oz.  

Even with 4" longer barrels it is actually a lighter gun than my citori white lightning. Im hoping it gets here in time for this weekend but I doubt it. It will probably be next weekend before I get to terrorize some clays with it.
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: Kenne on February 13, 2013, 05:38:02 PM
I am in the market for a trap gun, and I don't want to break the bank. I am a novice for sure and will probably shoot 6-10 times a year will my in-laws.

I really wanted an over-under, but they seem to be insanely expensive and can't justify the cost for the amount of use.

Any help/advice would be appreciated.

12g pump with 28-30" bbl.
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: SmokinLoon on February 13, 2013, 05:44:24 PM
Browning.  The best there is.   :aok

I own four Browning firearms.  Buckmark pistol in .22 rimfire, Hi-Power in 9mm Para, Gold Uplander shotgun in 12ga, and an A-Bolt in 7mm-08.  There are none higher.   :D
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: Dimebag on February 13, 2013, 06:27:27 PM
nice!!!! :aok
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: Rob52240 on February 14, 2013, 09:54:27 AM
Very nice.  I've always loved bother Browning guns and over / unders.  Have you perfected your Elmer Fudd laugh yet?

Once the snow and mud is gone I've decided to start taking immigrants to our public skeet range.
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: Triton28 on February 14, 2013, 10:55:58 AM
 :aok

Very nice.

I need to get more 'sophisticated' with my gun collection.  Currently, I have no shotguns I could take to a gentleman's skeet shoot.  :(

Blasting with an 870 is still fun though.   :D
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: Banshee7 on February 14, 2013, 11:14:03 AM
I own one shotgun - Beretta AL391, 3", 26" barrel.  I use this gun for every kind of hunting and skeet shooting.  This is probably the best all around gun I have ever shot.  It's been used as a boat paddle, been dropped in knee deep water several times, gotten dirty in a dove field, and this thing just keeps hulling out shells, never jams.  All around great gun.  Not to mention I've had it for about 8 years. 

That being said, one of these days I'm going to get me an O/U for trap and maybe take it dove hunting.  Always wanted a Citori, but never could afford it.

#S#



Josh
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: mbailey on February 14, 2013, 11:17:24 AM
:aok

Very nice.

I need to get more 'sophisticated' with my gun collection.  Currently, I have no shotguns I could take to a gentleman's skeet shoot.  :(

Blasting with an 870 is still fun though.   :D

Ahh heck, i still take my 20yrold Mossberg 500 out on the course from time to time ....and still outshoot some of the pretty guns, heck i get guys asking me from time to time to give it a try   :D

Its by far my favorite gun....dad got it for me when i was 12yrs old, and ive used it every hunting season since......
Title: Re: Woo hoo... Just ordered my new clay buster.
Post by: SilverZ06 on February 14, 2013, 12:52:05 PM
This gun is about at the top of what I can justify spending on a hobby.  Started out shooting a $ 400 semi auto from walmart.  It is supposed to ship out on Monday so I should have it by next weekend. Ill post pics when it arrives.  Gonna get some U2 Muller chokes for it also.