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5 hours ago, Poor Shot said:

Sorry Gerry, you've been lied to or mislead. 725 is mechanical and with two pulls of the trigger you get two clicks (or bangs) regardless of what's in the chamber. 

I didn't try it when I had a 725 Pro Sport but it would likely have fired a pair of blanks with no issue. It fired 16g Laylvale express ultra lights with no problem and they had PCP air rifle levels of recoil. 

It did often have an issue firing the bottom barrel though, not because of light recoiling cartridges but because the design was **** and the bottom firing pin made of cheese resulting in light strikes. If you were to then put that cartridge into the top barrel for the next pair it would fire no apparently browning has improved the pivot point in the trigger mechanism 825 Sorry poor shot was passing on what 2 owners of pro sports were told by a gunsmith you would know a lot more than me having owned a 725 pro sport If you get the time watch YT Matt of east field guns reviews the new 825 pro sport and remarks about the 725 trigger mechanism *********** put out a post about it as well 

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18 hours ago, BobbyH said:

Call me what you like,

but I get the feeling that this is just a redesigned 725,525,325 etc?

They all are O/U’s, single trigger and all that lark, so why get it?

Is it the same as some people who want to have the newest cars, or motorbikes?

Will it shoot any different to a 525?

No but it will be HP steel proofed which will be needed before too long. 

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1 hour ago, steve1066 said:

Hi Poor shot,

I would agree with you light loads have nothing to do with a gun that has a mechanical trigger.

I have owned and shot a Prosport for 6 years now, I have not had a problem with my gun shooting either bottom or top consecutively, what I did find was even the slightest holding of the trigger after the first shot could hinder the second shot going off, so have learnt to release the trigger fully before pulling again for the second shot and have not had an issue since.

But shortly there will be a PW member who will come along and say they are not fully mechanical but partly inertia. 😂

It is odd as you can dry fire a 725 and it will swap to the next barrel with no inertia from a cartridge whatsoever, i have owned a 725 for 7 years and never missed a beat with any cartridge load

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4 minutes ago, Charliedog said:

It is odd as you can dry fire a 725 and it will swap to the next barrel with no inertia from a cartridge whatsoever, i have owned a 725 for 7 years and never missed a beat with any cartridge load

I have a mechanical single trigger gun that performs faultlessly on snap caps, but does occasionally fail to swap on real cartridges.  Many visits to gunsmiths including it's makers UK importer have failed to pin it down as it only ever plays up with live shooting (even with 21g loads) - never with snap caps.

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1 hour ago, JohnfromUK said:

I have a mechanical single trigger gun that performs faultlessly on snap caps, but does occasionally fail to swap on real cartridges.  Many visits to gunsmiths including it's makers UK importer have failed to pin it down as it only ever plays up with live shooting (even with 21g loads) - never with snap caps.

Hi John

Which make and model is this gun?

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7 minutes ago, steve1066 said:

Hi John

Which make and model is this gun?

It's an AyA Senior from circa 1980s.  Non selective single trigger, but it's not AyA's usual type I'm told.  The Senior model is a very low production model and this is unique in having a factory single trigger.

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On 18/10/2024 at 00:19, shaun4860 said:

Me too.

I have a left master eye but shoot off the right shoulder.

I keep both eyes open until ready to pull the trigger then close left.

If shooting trap then close left from the start

:shaun:

As my eyes are getting a bit worse I’ve started to have a bit of trouble flitting between the two… good to know this may be worth a go. 

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1 hour ago, JohnfromUK said:

I have a mechanical single trigger gun that performs faultlessly on snap caps, but does occasionally fail to swap on real cartridges.  Many visits to gunsmiths including it's makers UK importer have failed to pin it down as it only ever plays up with live shooting (even with 21g loads) - never with snap caps.

John I was meant to say on one of my posts but hit wrong button on phone 😳that regarding the New 825 over the 725 pro sport browning has tweaked the pivot in the trigger mechanism 

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Just now, Gerry78 said:

John I was meant to say on one of my posts but hit wrong button on phone 😳that regarding the New 825 over the 725 pro sport browning has tweaked the pivot in the trigger mechanism 

I think that the 'problem' with mine is that it is probably a bit worn (the gun is around 45 years old) and I suspect has been 'messed with' at some stage in the past.  When I first had it - it was fairly good.  It's all a bit 'off topic' for here, but just really illustrating that some mechanical triggers can behave perfectly when no recoil - but play up when recoil present. 

My personal preference is always for double triggers.

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1 hour ago, JohnfromUK said:

I think that the 'problem' with mine is that it is probably a bit worn (the gun is around 45 years old) and I suspect has been 'messed with' at some stage in the past.  When I first had it - it was fairly good.  It's all a bit 'off topic' for here, but just really illustrating that some mechanical triggers can behave perfectly when no recoil - but play up when recoil present. 

My personal preference is always for double triggers.

Yes John I shot a Aya no3 magnum for years Wildfowling double triggers one of the best guns I ever used (sorry bit of topic)😊😊😊

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