A LOT OF GUN FOR THE MONEY
“This is a gun I would seriously consider buying myself, and that’s high praise”
The Browning 725 has developed a considerable following since it was first launched in Hungary in December 2011, an event I attended and much enjoyed. The gun has become popular with both clay and field shooters. It was a clever re-engineering exercise, retaining many good features of the B25/525 but with a lower action height and changes to the action sculpturing and choking system. The shoulders and fences were re-modelled and there was a new shape of top lever.
The 725 introduced new ‘DS’ (Double Seal) interchangeable chokes with a rear copper-banded seal and a forward thread. The gun still retained classic Browning bolting and a full width cross/hinge pin, in contrast to the trunnion hinging of Beretta and Perazzi. The 725 was lower in the action than any previous Browning superposed inspired over-and-under. It gained an improved trigger mechanism, and barrels which were lighter, re-profiled, and back-bored.
The latest Sporter version featured here would have been introduced at
