Mastering the Clay Target Field: The Browning Citori 725 Pro Trap with Pro Fit Adjustable Comb

For dedicated trap shooters seeking to elevate their performance and achieve unparalleled consistency, the Browning Citori 725 Pro Trap with Pro Fit Adjustable Comb and 30" Over/Under 12 Gauge Shotgun stands as a definitive choice. This meticulously engineered firearm is not merely a shotgun; it's a precision instrument designed to help competitive shooters break more targets, manage recoil effectively, and maintain peak performance throughout grueling sessions on the trap range. If you're asking, "What is the best shotgun for competitive trap shooting?" or "How can I improve my scores with a specialized trap gun?", the Citori 725 Pro Trap offers compelling answers.

This shotgun is crafted for the serious amateur and professional trap shooter alike, anyone who understands that superior equipment is a critical component of success. It addresses core challenges faced by trap enthusiasts: achieving a perfect gun fit, minimizing felt recoil, ensuring reliable ignition, and delivering consistent shot patterns.

The Blueprint for Trap Excellence: Key Features and Their Impact

The Browning Citori 725 Pro Trap is distinguished by a suite of innovative features, each contributing to its reputation as a top-tier trap shotgun. From its low-profile receiver to its adjustable stock and advanced chokes, every element is optimized for the rigors and precision demanded by trap shooting.

Precision Fit and Unmatched Comfort: The Pro Fit Adjustable Comb

One of the most critical aspects of consistent shotgun shooting is proper gun fit. The Browning Citori 725 Pro Trap addresses this directly with its Pro Fit Adjustable Comb. This system allows shooters to fine-tune the comb height and cast (side-to-side adjustment) to achieve a perfect, repeatable cheek weld and optimal eye alignment with the rib.

• Why is an adjustable comb essential for trap shooting? In trap, a consistent gun mount and precise sight picture are paramount. Without an adjustable comb, shooters often have to adapt their head position to the gun, leading to inconsistency, strain, and missed targets. The Pro Fit system ensures the shotgun comes up naturally to your eye, placing your pupil perfectly behind the rib for an immediate, clear sight picture.
• Benefits to the Shooter:
  • Enhanced Consistency: A customized fit ensures the same cheek weld and sight picture every time, critical for breaking a long string of targets.
  • Reduced Strain and Fatigue: Eliminates the need to crane or contort your neck to adapt to an ill-fitting stock, allowing for longer, more comfortable shooting sessions.
  • Improved Target Acquisition: With perfect eye alignment, targets appear faster and clearer, leading to quicker and more accurate shots.
  • Optimized Recoil Management: A proper fit distributes recoil more evenly across the shoulder and cheek, diminishing felt recoil and allowing for faster follow-up shots.

The Core of Rapid Cycling and Feel: Low-Profile Receiver and Fire Lite Mechanical Trigger

At the heart of the Citori 725 Pro Trap's design is its low-profile receiver. This design reduces the distance between the shooter's hand and the bore line, offering several advantages:

• Improved Pointability: The lower profile brings the barrels closer to the shooter's hands, making the gun feel more like an extension of the body, allowing for faster and more natural pointing.
• Reduced Perceived Recoil: By bringing the recoil vector closer to the shooter's shoulder, the low-profile design helps to mitigate muzzle jump and lessen felt recoil, contributing to greater comfort and control, especially during extended shooting sessions.

Complementing the receiver is the innovative Fire Lite Mechanical Trigger. Unlike traditional inertia triggers that require the recoil from the first shot to reset for the second, the Fire Lite is a true mechanical trigger.

• Benefits of a Mechanical Trigger:
  • Unwavering Reliability: Guarantees a crisp, consistent pull on both barrels, regardless of recoil or the order of firing. This eliminates potential issues with light loads not generating enough recoil to reset an inertia trigger, a common concern in competitive shooting.
  • Light, Crisp Pull: Engineered for a short overtravel and a remarkably clean break, providing the tactile feedback serious shooters demand for precision.
  • Faster Follow-Up Shots: The immediate reset ensures the second shot is ready the moment you need it, crucial for doubles trap or fast-breaking targets.

Unleashing Superior Patterns: Invector-DS Extended Chokes and Ported Barrels

Pattern consistency is paramount in trap shooting, and the Citori 725 Pro Trap excels in this area thanks to its advanced barrel technology.

• Invector-DS Extended Chokes: Browning's exclusive Deep South (DS) choke system represents a significant leap forward in choke design. These extended chokes feature a longer, more gradual taper and a unique brass band at the base.
  • What makes Invector-DS superior? The brass band at the base creates a complete seal with the barrel, preventing gas and residue from blowing past the choke tube. This ensures cleaner barrel performance and, more importantly, delivers remarkably consistent and dense patterns downrange. The extended length makes for easy, tool-free choke changes.
  • Included Chokes: The shotgun comes equipped with a versatile set of chokes tailored for trap: Full, Light Full, Modified, and two Improved Modified chokes. This selection allows shooters to optimize their pattern density for various target presentations and distances encountered on the trap range.
• Ported Barrels: The 30-inch polished blued barrels are not only designed for optimal sight plane but also feature integrated porting.
  • How do ported barrels enhance performance? Small holes near the muzzle redirect gases upwards, effectively reducing muzzle jump and mitigating felt recoil. This allows the shooter to stay on target more easily for the second shot and reduces shooter fatigue over many rounds, contributing directly to higher scores.
  • Ideal Barrel Length: The 30-inch barrel length is a staple in trap shooting, providing a long sighting plane for precision aiming and enough mass to contribute to a smooth swing and consistent follow-through.

Aesthetic Excellence and Enduring Quality: Grade III/IV Walnut and Gold Engraving

Beyond its technical prowess, the Browning Citori 725 Pro Trap is a work of art. The stock and forend are crafted from Grade III/IV walnut, renowned for its rich grain patterns and durability. The gloss oil finish enhances the natural beauty of the wood while providing protection.

• Craftsmanship and Feel: The oil finish not only looks exquisite but also provides a tactile, grippy feel that improves handling, especially in varying weather conditions.
• Visual Appeal: The exquisite gold engraving on the receiver adds a touch of classic elegance, signaling the shotgun's premium status and Browning's commitment to aesthetic detail. This blend of performance and beauty ensures the shotgun is as satisfying to behold as it is to shoot.

Sighting for Success: HiViz Pro-Comp Sight with Ivory Midbead

Accurate sighting is fundamental to breaking clay targets. The Citori 725 Pro Trap comes equipped with a HiViz Pro-Comp sight on the muzzle, paired with an ivory midbead.

• Optimized Sight Picture: The HiViz front sight provides excellent visibility in all lighting conditions, allowing for quick target acquisition. The midbead helps the shooter confirm proper head alignment and eye-rib relationship, ensuring consistent vertical stringing of shots.

Who Benefits Most from the Browning Citori 725 Pro Trap?

This shotgun is ideally suited for:

• Competitive Trap Shooters: Those participating in ATA (Amateur Trapshooting Association) events, local league shooting, or striving for high-level competition will find its features directly translate into improved scores and consistency.
• Serious Enthusiasts: Shooters who frequent the trap range and seek a superior, purpose-built firearm that offers a significant upgrade in fit, performance, and shooting comfort.
• Shooters Seeking Recoil Reduction: The combination of ported barrels, low-profile receiver, and Inflex Technology Recoil Pad makes this an excellent choice for shooters sensitive to recoil or those who shoot high volumes of shells.
• Individuals Prioritizing Gun Fit: The Pro Fit Adjustable Comb is a game-changer for anyone who has struggled with finding a shotgun that truly fits them, allowing for a personalized setup.

How the Citori 725 Pro Trap Elevates Your Game

Investing in a specialized trap shotgun like the Browning Citori 725 Pro Trap is about more than just owning a fine firearm; it's about investing in your performance and enjoyment.

• Consistent Breakages: The precise fit, reliable trigger, and superior patterning combine to help you break more targets, more consistently, increasing your hit percentage.
• Reduced Fatigue, Extended Focus: Features like barrel porting, the Inflex Technology Recoil Pad, and the low-profile receiver significantly reduce felt recoil and muzzle jump, allowing you to shoot comfortably for longer periods without fatigue. This translates to sustained focus and better scores throughout an event.
• Confidence in Every Shot: Knowing your equipment is perfectly matched to your needs and performing flawlessly builds immense confidence, which is a powerful asset in competitive shooting.
• Durability and Reliability: Built with Browning's legendary Citori durability, this shotgun is designed to withstand tens of thousands of rounds, offering years of reliable performance with proper care. Its mechanical trigger is inherently more robust than many inertia-driven designs.

Choosing the Browning Citori 725 Pro Trap means selecting a shotgun engineered from the ground up to excel in one of shooting sports' most demanding disciplines. It answers the call for precision, comfort, and uncompromising performance, empowering shooters to achieve their full potential on the trap range.

Specifications

Feature	Detail
SKU	0180033010
UPC	023614043812
Gauge	12 Gauge
Chamber	2 3/4"
Barrel Length	30"
Overall Length	48"
Weight	8 lbs 8 oz
Barrel Finish	Polished Blued
Stock Finish	Gloss Oil
Chokes Included	Full, Light Full, Modified, Two Improved Modified