Browning Citori 825 Trap 32in – Superb 12 Gauge Trap Over Under

Description

A trap gun is a specialist tool, and the things that make it good at trap are exactly the things that make it awkward anywhere else. The Browning Citori 825 Trap 32in makes no apology for that, with a raised comb, a high shooting pattern and nine pounds less adjustability than the flagship but everything a shooter actually needs to break rising targets.

A Stock Cut For A Pre Mounted Gun

The Monte Carlo comb is the defining feature. It holds the comb high and level all the way back so the eye sits above the rib regardless of how far forward the head ends up, and it keeps that relationship consistent shot after shot in a discipline where the gun is already mounted before the target appears.

A vertical grip brings the trigger hand into a more upright position than a field stock allows, which squares the wrist and reduces the reach to the trigger. Over a hundred targets that geometry is the difference between a steady hold and a tiring one.

The semi beavertail forearm with finger grooves gives the leading hand a wide, positive platform. Trap barrels get hot over a long string, and a broader forearm both insulates the hand and makes the gun easier to control precisely.

A Seventy Thirty Pattern And Chokes That Suit It

Barrels are regulated to a 70 30 point of impact. Trap targets rise away from the shooter, so a pattern weighted well above the bead lets a shooter hold on the bird rather than swing through and above it, which is a far more repeatable way to shoot the discipline.

A HiViz Pro Comp sight sits at the muzzle with an ivory mid bead behind it. The fiber optic front is bright enough to register instantly in peripheral vision without dragging the eye off the target, and the mid bead confirms alignment during the mount.

Five Invector-DS extended chokes ship with the gun, covering Full, Light Full, Modified and two Improved Modified tubes. That spread is weighted toward the tighter constrictions because that is what trap actually needs, unlike the open tubes a sporting gun set includes.

Browning Citori 825 Trap 32in Specifications

• Browning item number 0183244002
• Gauge 12 with a 2 and three quarter inch chamber
• Barrel length 32 inches, matte blued and back bored
• Overall length 50 inches
• Weight 8 pounds 9 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 with an ivory mid bead
• Trigger Fire Lite 2 mechanical, gold plated alloy, Triple Trigger System
• Chokes five Invector-DS extended tubes, Full, Light Full, Modified and two Improved Modified
• Stock Grade III and IV black walnut with a high gloss finish
• Comb Monte Carlo
• Grip vertical
• Forearm semi beavertail with finger grooves
• Recoil pad Inflex 2
• Length of pull 14 and three eighths inches
• Drop at comb 1 and 9 sixteenths inches
• Drop at heel 1 and 15 sixteenths inches
• Checkering cut 20 lines per inch
• Receiver steel, silver nitride
• Trigger guard steel, silver nitride
• Chambers chrome plated
• Action over under, break open

Note the chamber length before buying shells in bulk. This is a 2 and three quarter inch chamber rather than the 3 inch chamber used on the field and sporting models, which is normal for a dedicated trap gun since no trap load is longer than 2 and three quarter inches. It does mean the gun should not be fed 3 inch hunting shells, so if you want one gun that covers both the trap line and a duck blind this is not the model to choose.

Fit and finish on the Browning Citori 825 Trap 32in are what buyers expect from the Citori name, with tight wood to metal fit and a lockup that arrives without play.

Why Buyers Choose The Browning Citori 825 Trap 32in

Trap shooters choose the Browning Citori 825 Trap 32in because it arrives set up for the discipline with nothing to add. The comb height, the grip angle, the pattern regulation and the choke selection are all trap specific decisions Browning made rather than leaving to the buyer.

At 8 pounds 9 ounces the gun is deliberately heavy. Mass keeps the muzzle steady on a rising target and absorbs recoil across the volume of shells a registered event demands, which is why nobody builds a light trap gun.

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 for wear. Trap guns see more shells than almost anything else, so that record is directly relevant.

This is the sensible entry point into the 825 trap range. A shooter gets the same barrels, the same trigger and the same action as the Golden Clays and Max models without paying for adjustable ribs, recoil systems and top grade walnut they may not need.

Upkeep on the Browning Citori 825 Trap 32in is routine, with a hinged action that strips without tools, choke tubes that back out with the supplied wrench, and a walnut stock that needs only an occasional wipe.

Who Should Buy The Browning Citori 825 Trap 32in

This shotgun suits the trap shooter who wants a proper discipline specific gun without paying for competition adjustability. It fits club and registered shooters whose stock dimensions happen to work with a fixed comb, anyone stepping up from a field gun to something built for rising targets, and shooters who want Citori durability at the most sensible price in the trap range. It is heavy, long and cut for a pre mounted gun, so it is a poor choice for hunting or sporting clays. A shooter who cannot get a fixed comb to shoot where they look should step up to the Golden Clays or Max Trap, both of which add an adjustable comb.

Full manufacturer specifications for the Browning Citori 825 Trap 32in are published by Browning on the official product page. Browse more shotguns and clays gear in our shotguns category.