Browning 725 feather over/under

[elktrout]

Browning alleges that the 725 feather is durable, even though the receiver is alloy, because the hinge and the breech face are still steel. Does anyone have any durability data on these light shotguns? I am considering a 12 gauge 26 inch feather for bird hunting, but I will shoot clays with it enough through the year to stay sharp for hunting season. I would estimate my annual round count to be around 500.

 

[rabid wombat]

I cannot comment directly on the 725 - sorry. 500 rounds a year is very few, even on an alloy frame. Brownings generally are considered very solid. Based on your bird hunting, I think carry weight will be much more important than the longevity…

Buy one and go hunting!

 

[Barnfixer]

I don’t know anything about the 725 durability but I had a Franchi Instinct alloy gun and it was a joy to carry hunting. Really liked that gun until I used it for sporting clays, recoil got a little annoying when shooting a lot of rounds. That said, can’t beat alloy for hunting.

 

[rabid wombat]

I don’t know anything about the 725 durability but I had a Franchi Instinct alloy gun and it was a joy to carry hunting. Really liked that gun until I used it for sporting clays, recoil got a little annoying when shooting a lot of rounds. That said, can’t beat alloy for hunting.

Yeppers, to carry in the field - light weight is a gem. The exact opposite for sporting clays….

 

[Jim Watson]

On the hunting front, a friend goes after pheasants with a Benelli Ultra Light, about a 6 lb 12 ga auto.
She says that in the morning, the guys say pretty much "Aw, isn't that a cute little girlie gun."
By afternoon she hears "Hey, can I try that little thing out?"

 

[entropy]

For the amount of firing you plan on, it should be fine.

 

[PapaG]

At 500 a year, your great grandson might need to have a minor tuneup performed. If we still have guns then.