Browning 12 gauge B725 Pro Trap High Rib

Hi Guy's.

 I'm thinking of getting a Brouning 725 Pro trap High Rib. What I want to use it for is a combination of Sporting and Trap. Would this gun be OK for this type of clay shooting. I own and love a Browning Ultra titanium prestige and shoot this gun well. I shoot mainley Sporting but would like to have a go at Trap shooting at my local club. Would like some advice on this gun. Thanks guy's. Malc

Is there a particular reason you want or need a high rib gun ?  There is a fashion for them at the moment  but there really is no need for trap shooting. Why not just use the Ultra... I assume it has an adjustable comb... should work great for trap. If you want to get a slightly higher comb and don't have an adjustable comb try sticking a pad onto the stock until you see the amount of rib you prefer just to try it if it works just get an adjustable stock.

There's a guy who shoots at the local ground who is using one very effectivly for ABT, DTL and Sporting. In fact he quite often wins in all the Discaplins. And this is competing against some very well known Trap and Sporting names.  (And Balltrap  ). 

Paul120 said:

There's a guy who shoots at the local ground who is using one very effectivly for ABT, DTL and Sporting. In fact he quite often wins in all the Discaplins. And this is competing against some very well known Trap and Sporting names.  (And Balltrap  ). 

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IPS kept that one quiet, thought he had a Beretta...... :angel:

it ain't me Andy ?

browning ....... pah, not likely ?

Mutley said:

IPS kept that one quiet, thought he had a Beretta...... :angel:

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You might as well say he's got a K gun........he really loves those!   :lol:

bigmac1 said:

Hi Guy's.

 I'm thinking of getting a Brouning 725 Pro trap High Rib. What I want to use it for is a combination of Sporting and Trap. Would this gun be OK for this type of clay shooting. I own and love a Browning Ultra titanium prestige and shoot this gun well. I shoot mainley Sporting but would like to have a go at Trap shooting at my local club. Would like some advice on this gun. Thanks guy's. Malc

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I do have an adjustable comb on my Ultra. So I just set it a little bit higher then. I do love my Ultra I must say.

bigmac1 said:

I do have an adjustable comb on my Ultra. So I just set it a little bit higher then. I do love my Ultra I must say.

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Someone far more experienced will correct me if I am wrong but from my point of view if you raise the comb to give yourself a bit of rib you will be on the right track. Lots of people shoot sporting with a trap gun and they don't have a problem and I don't think you will have a problem shooting trap with a sporter provided you get it shooting a bit higher... raising the comb should give you that effect you will be able to see the target quite clearly over the gun. Try this first as there is no point spending cash on something that may not be needed... best of luck with that.

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It is not the gun but the man behind it that breaks the target I have seen guys given a gun the have never seen before and are shooting it great within a half dozen shots even though it is all wrong in terms of fit etc. There is no doubt though that if you get the gun set up to shoot rising going away targets it will be a great help.

bigmac1 said:

Hi Guy's.

 I'm thinking of getting a Brouning 725 Pro trap High Rib. What I want to use it for is a combination of Sporting and Trap. Would this gun be OK for this type of clay shooting. I own and love a Browning Ultra titanium prestige and shoot this gun well. I shoot mainley Sporting but would like to have a go at Trap shooting at my local club. Would like some advice on this gun. Thanks guy's. Malc

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I would urge caution. There's a reason why trap shooters shoot trap guns and sporting shooters shoot sporters. Using a gun intended for another discipline will inevitably involve compromises.

Jan Powell said:

I would urge caution. There's a reason why trap shooters shoot trap guns and sporting shooters shoot sporters. Using a gun intended for another discipline will inevitably involve compromises.

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See I told you so

In the case of this man he is a sporting shooter who wants to do a bit of trap... raise the comb and try it out, if it works great if not and you are very serious about shooting trap do the right thing and get a trap gun... simples  I would NOT repeat NOT buy a new trap gun just to have a go at shooting trap as you say you shoot sporting well with your Browning... borrow a trap gun and see how you get on/ like shooting trap ?

bigmac1 said:

I do have an adjustable comb on my Ultra. So I just set it a little bit higher then. I do love my Ultra I must say.

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I'd go even further and advise you to leave it as is...

I started clay shooting with Browning Ultra Trap gun - was shooting it at trap and sporting. Gun had an adjustable comb and I was playing with it all the time - tryed to compensate for my lack of technique with gun adjustments...anyway - ended with comb in neutral full down position and it was done - since then I concentrated on shooting only and scores began to go up. Gun patterned 60/40 - I learned that picture and use it on sporting and trap just fine, it only bothered me since it was a TRAP gun and it wasn't a SPORTER and I was kicking myself constantly - man it is going fine, but just imagine what a true SPORTER would do on Sporting clays - must be something there - right?! It bothered me so much I ended selling my Ultra and buying a MK70 Sporter. MK 70 fitted me spot on from the beginning - only thing being it shot spot on 50/50. It took me over 1 year to get used to this picture - last time I was tempted to fiddle with and fit a 3mm Berreta Gel tek comb to raise it some - it was awful - like having someone elses gun - it went off for good. Today to coveringh going away trap clays is of second nature and I am a happy camper on both Trap and Sporting layouts.

Knowing then what I know now I would never change guns - even less would I bother to have two. In my book there is a place for only one sight picture with one gun - regardless the discipline - there are just different birds out there and I must learn ti shoot it well on any bird - Trap ones are just one of those that are going away rising on the way and Sporter deals with them great once you learn to use it accordingly.

jwpzx9r said:

See I told you so

In the case of this man he is a sporting shooter who wants to do a bit of trap... raise the comb and try it out, if it works great if not and you are very serious about shooting trap do the right thing and get a trap gun... simples  I would NOT repeat NOT buy a new trap gun just to have a go at shooting trap as you say you shoot sporting well with your Browning... borrow a trap gun and see how you get on/ like shooting trap ?

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A gun for both diciplines is never ideal but if you do want to go down this route you'd be better off adjusting a sporter for trap rather than the other way around. A high rib trap gun is a specialist tool. I don't know at what level you shoot but I suspect you'll struggle to shoot sporting targets with any degree of consistency and it's a lot of money to spend on an experiment. 

Jan Powell said:

A gun for both diciplines is never ideal but if you do want to go down this route you'd be better off adjusting a sporter for trap rather than the other way around. A high rib trap gun is a specialist tool. I don't know at what level you shoot but I suspect you'll struggle to shoot sporting targets with any degree of consistency and it's a lot of money to spend on an experiment. 




 




 

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 respect what you say Jan but is the Miroku 3800 trap gun not the most successful sporting gun that has ever been ! also the Berretta 682 step rib has made its mark on the sporting circuit, trap guns are better at sporting than sporting guns at trap ! 

Not all trap guns shoot high

My nephew had a  caesar guerin with a rib like a Zimmer frame it shot flat as a pancake !

balltrap said:

 respect what you say Jan but is the Miroku 3800 trap gun not the most successful sporting gun that has ever been ! also the Berretta 682 step rib has made its mark on the sporting circuit, trap guns are better at sporting than sporting guns at trap ! 

Not all trap guns shoot high

My nephew had a  caesar guerin with a rib like a Zimmer frame it shot flat as a pancake !

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There is a lot of truth in that BUT one has to ask the question ... would you actively encourage someone to spend a not inconsiderable amount of money on an unknown when the have already said the shoot well with the gun they have? Personally I would raise the comb and give it a go just to see how it pans out... but that is only because my experiences of shooting both the trap guns I have is the comb is that bit higher. My brother has a 682 gold sporter... I cannot see over the top lever... F'n hopeless as a trap gun  JMO though.

If you do not try it you will never know its a personal thing, only time and experiance will give you your own answer.

jwpzx9r said:

Someone far more experienced will correct me if I am wrong but from my point of view if you raise the comb to give yourself a bit of rib you will be on the right track. Lots of people shoot sporting with a trap gun and they don't have a problem and I don't think you will have a problem shooting trap with a sporter provided you get it shooting a bit higher... raising the comb should give you that effect you will be able to see the target quite clearly over the gun. Try this first as there is no point spending cash on something that may not be needed... best of luck with that.

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It is not the gun but the man behind it that breaks the target I have seen guys given a gun the have never seen before and are shooting it great within a half dozen shots even though it is all wrong in terms of fit etc. There is no doubt though that if you get the gun set up to shoot rising going away targets it will be a great help.

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Thank you very much

I don't wish to get too technical here as i'm mindful bigmac1 just wants to give trap try but please remember raising or lowering the comb height WILL NOT alter the point of impact. All it will allow is a better view of the target from a more head up position.

Jan Powell said:

I don't wish to get too technical here as i'm mindful bigmac1 just wants to give trap try but please remember raising or lowering the comb height WILL NOT alter the point of impact. All it will allow is a better view of the target from a more head up position.

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it will if you use the front bead or muzzle as an aiming reference. !!!!!

Stick to the ultra and don't change a thing, if you shoot it well there's no reason to change it. after all trap targets are just going away sporting birds.