Description
Barrel length on a trap gun comes down to how a shooter moves rather than how well the gun performs. The Browning Citori 825 Golden Trap 30in is the shorter of the two Golden Clays trap configurations, and it pairs a quicker handling barrel set with the fitting hardware and top grade walnut that define the Golden Clays name.
Thirty Inches With A Comb You Set Yourself
A 30 inch pair carries its weight closer to the hands than the 32 inch version, so the gun comes onto a rising target faster. That suits shooters who see the bird and move decisively rather than tracking it a long way, and it is less tiring across a full squad rotation.
The Gracoil adjustable Monte Carlo comb moves for drop and cast, letting a shooter set the comb so the eye sits exactly where it needs to relative to the rib. On a trap gun that is the single most consequential dimension, because the gun is already mounted when the target appears.
The GraCoil recoil reduction system absorbs part of the recoil impulse through a spring loaded buttstock assembly and adjusts length of pull across a full inch at the same time, from 13 and 7 eighths to 14 and 7 eighths inches, without spacers or a gunsmith.
Engraving, Walnut And A Seventy Thirty Pattern
The receiver, trigger guard and forearm iron carry traditional deep relief scroll work with gold accented scroll engraving. This is the ornamentation Browning reserves for the top of the line, and on a gun that will sit on a squad line for years it is a real part of what a buyer pays for.
Grade V and VI black walnut is the highest grade wood in the range, with figure that is dramatic rather than merely present. The satin finish on the Golden Clays models shows the grain without throwing the glare a high gloss stock does on a bright morning.
Thirty inch gloss blued barrels are back bored with Vector Pro lengthened forcing cones and regulated to a 70 30 point of impact, and the five Invector-DS extended chokes cover the tighter constrictions trap actually calls for. A high pattern lets a shooter hold on a climbing bird and still break it.
Browning Citori 825 Golden Trap 30in Specifications
- Browning item number 0183554003
- Gauge 12 with a 2 and three quarter inch chamber
- Barrel length 30 inches, gloss blued and back bored
- Overall length 48 inches
- Weight 8 pounds 8 ounces
- Forcing cones Vector Pro lengthened
- Rib one quarter to three eighths inch taper
- Point of impact 70 30
- Sights HiViz Pro Comp fiber optic front
- Trigger Fire Lite 2 mechanical, gold plated alloy
- Five Invector-DS extended chokes supplied, Full, Light Full, Modified and two Improved Modified
- Stock Grade V and VI black walnut
- Comb Gracoil adjustable Monte Carlo
- Recoil system GraCoil with adjustable length of pull
- Recoil pad Pachmayr Decelerator XLT on a Graco butt plate
- Length of pull adjustable from 13 and 7 eighths to 14 and 7 eighths inches
- Drop at comb 1 and 3 quarter inches, adjustable
- Drop at heel 2 and 1 quarter inches, adjustable
- Receiver silver nitride with deep relief gold accented scroll engraving
- Chambers chrome plated
- Action over under, break open
Two lines on the specification sheet are worth reading carefully. Browning describes the Golden Clays trap models as finished in satin walnut in the feature copy while the printed table still lists a high gloss stock finish, and the same table lists an Inflex 2 recoil pad where the feature description specifies the Pachmayr Decelerator XLT. Neither affects how the gun shoots, but both are worth confirming on the individual gun if you are matching a spare pad. Unlike the Trap Max, this model has no adjustable rib, so point of impact is fixed at 70 30.
Fit and finish on the Browning Citori 825 Golden Trap 30in are held to the standard the Golden Clays name implies, with tight wood to metal fit and a lockup that arrives without play.
Why Buyers Choose The Browning Citori 825 Golden Trap 30in
Trap competitors choose the Browning Citori 825 Golden Trap 30in when they want a fitted competition gun with a quicker barrel set and are not willing to give up the appearance of a top grade Browning.
At 8 pounds 8 ounces the gun is heavy on purpose. Mass steadies the swing on rising targets and absorbs recoil across the hundreds of shells a registered event demands.
Citori lockup has decades of very high round count service behind it, and the 825 receiver refines that with a full width hinge pin and a tapered locking lug that self adjusts as it wears.
Thirty inch barrels suit shooters of smaller stature and anyone moving up from a field gun, where a 32 inch trap gun can feel like a great deal of muzzle to control.
Upkeep on the Browning Citori 825 Golden Trap 30in is routine, with a hinged action that strips without tools, choke tubes that back out with the supplied wrench, and adjustment hardware that needs only an occasional check for tightness.
Who Should Buy The Browning Citori 825 Golden Trap 30in
It is heavy, long and purpose built, so it is not a field gun or a sporting clays gun. This shotgun is built for the dedicated trap shooter who wants a fitted competition gun with shorter, quicker barrels and cares about how it looks in the rack. It suits registered handicap and doubles shooters who need a comb they can set precisely, and anyone who shoots enough volume that recoil reduction earns its keep.
Full manufacturer specifications for the Browning Citori 825 Golden Trap 30in are published by Browning on the official product page. Browse more shotguns and clays gear in our shotguns category.
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