Browning Citori 725 Sporting Grade VII 28 Gauge Over/Under Shotgun, 28" Steel Blued Barrel, Standard Invector Midas Choke System, Grade VI/VII Wooden Stock Md: 018001813
Oil finish Grade VI/VII walnut, deep-relief engraving, Invector-DS extended chokes, HiViz Pro-Comp sight and ivory midbead, ported barrels, low-profile receiver.
High Grade beauty and performance. The Citori 725 is already an exceptional shotgun that builds upon the Browning legacy of over and under innovation. When you take the height of sporting shotgun engineering and technology, add hours of hand wrought, deep relief engraving and touch-up, and fit it all into hand-selected high grade Walnut, you get the truly exceptional Citori 725 Sporting Grade VII.
A work of art. The photos above say it all, but we'll clarify it for you. These Grade VII models reaceive 30 hours of hand engraving that add immense depth and dimension. Rich, deep blueing is accented with gold which adds contrasting elegance. An oil finish protects and beautifies the carefully selected Grade VI/VII walnut stock, which is precisely hand-fitted to the receiver to minimize gaps and elevate these guns to works of pure art. The real beauty you'll get from a Grade VII will likely be the looks you get at the range when you slip it from the case and proceed to post a superior score. Good days are ahead.
Mechanical functionality. Every bit as functional as it is beautiful, Grade VII 12 gauge models include a HiViz Pro-Comp fiber optic front bead sight, barrel porting and comfortable Inflex recoil pad. The Fire Lite Mechanical Trigger System gives you reliable and performance based features that result in an over under that is the maximum in shootability and looks.
Specifications:
- Gauge: .28 Ga
- Chamber Length: 2.75"
- Barrel Length: 28"
- Overall Length: 45.75 inches
- Length of Pull: 14.25 inches
- Drop at Comb: 1-5/8 inches
- Drop at Heel: 2.5 inches
- Rib Width: 5/16 - 7/16
- Barrel Finish: Polished Blued
- Stock Finish: Oil
- Wood Grade: Grade VI/VII
- Chokes Included: Full, Improved Modified, Modified, Improved Cylinder, Skeet
- Receiver Finish: Blued
- Dura Touch Finish: No
- Chamber Finish: Chrome Plated Chamber
- Front Sight: HiViz Pro-Comp
- Choke System: Standard Invector Midas
- Barrel Material: Steel
- Stock Material: Black Walnut
- Recoil Pad: Inflex 2, Large
- Checkering: Cut 20 LPI
- Sling Swivel Studs: None
- Receiver Material: Steel
- Trigger Finish: Gold Plated
- Trigger Guard Finish: Polished Blued
- Trigger Material: Alloy
- Trigger Guard Material: Steel
- Trigger Guard Engraving: Buck Mark in Gold
- Choke Wrench Included: T-Wrench
- Weight: 7 lbs 3 oz
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 28 gauge was introduced in 1903 by Parker Brothers, famous for double-barrel shotguns. With a nominal bore diameter of .550-inch, it is considered a "small gauge" shotgun, and 28 gauge is one of the four officlal events in American skeet. Case length is 2 3/4 inches and the standard charge is just 3/4-ounce of shot. That said, with modern shells the 28 gauge is surprisingly effective on both clay targets and upland birds. Although definitely an "expert's shotgun," the 28 gauge has the advantage of low recoil, can be built into very light shotguns, and is much more effective than the .410. Over the years it was kept alive mostly by serious skeet shooters, but today is often chosen by serious upland bird hunters. Because of pellet count it is most effective with smaller shot sizes (7 1/2, 8, and 9), so is rarely employed by waterfowlers.
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Craig Boddington
