Which Gun for Sporting Clays - 2

Maalox

Travis13, In answer to your question on pricing for the 525 Sporting golden Clays. The MSRP on that gun was around $4,200 if I remember correctly. I was able to purchase mine on Gun broker for a significant savings. I just went to the Browning website and I did not see the 525 sporting golden clays listed so I'm not sure of it is still produced.

The standard 525 Sporting has an MSRP of $3050 and usually sells for $2,300 to $2,400.

Just search the auction side for "525" in the O/U shotgun section and you will find many to choose from. Here is one I just found.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=98060716

This isn't the "Golden Clays" model but it is a nice looking gun.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=97576711

lts

Wow the $$$$ is getting up there! I would look for a used 325 or 425 grade I and have lots of $$$ for ammo and birds!

bobski

remember the days when citori's cost 700 NIB?[:(]

n/a

Citoria LS. Anything beyond is just showing how much money you have.

Sage 1

Maalox

quote:Originally posted by Sage1
Citoria LS. Anything beyond is just showing how much money you have.

Sage 1


I don't think many folks out there would consider a $3500 Browning a high end shotgun. When you spend $20K plus for a Kreighoff, Perazzi or others then you have entered the world of expensive shotgun.

Mk 19

quote:I don't think many folks out there would consider a $3500 Browning a high end shotgun. When you spend $20K plus for a Kreighoff, Perazzi or others then you have entered the world of expensive shotgun.
$20,000 is the starting price for a nice shooter class shotgun. True high end custom made shotguns start at $100,000.

Here is one I'm hoping to get in soon.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPage?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&appID=36&viewMode=thumbnails&catID=52&direction=DESC&gunid=3846&mode=viewGun

Maalox

quote:Originally posted by Mk 19
quote:I don't think many folks out there would consider a $3500 Browning a high end shotgun. When you spend $20K plus for a Kreighoff, Perazzi or others then you have entered the world of expensive shotgun.
$20,000 is the starting price for a nice shooter class shotgun. True high end custom made shotguns start at $100,000.

Here is one I'm hoping to get in soon.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPage?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&appID=36&viewMode=thumbnails&catID=52&direction=DESC&gunid=3846&mode=viewGun


A man after my own heart. As the old saying goes... Champagne taste with a beer pocket book. [:D]

reindeer

There is no better feeling than I used to have when I would take out my well-used 870 express and break 22's on a round of skeet. No one said a word but I broke just as many as the guys with the k-80's. Now that's what shooting is all about--take what you got and make it purr. reindeer

Mk 19

quote:There is no better feeling than I used to have when I would take out my well-used 870 express and break 22's on a round of skeet.
One day I had a pair of guys walk into the store so one of them could buy the shotgun of his dreams. It was a Perrazi MX-410 SCO that fit him like a glove. His buddy could not belive that he would spend so much money on a shotgun, let alone a .410. His buddy made the statement "I can break just as many clays with my old 870 as you can with that".
The next Saturday they went down to Redlands Trap and Skeet to shoot the new gun. The guy that bought the gun ran the best score of his life with it and then handed it over to his doubting buddy to try. His buddy's best score with his "trusty old 870" was 19, he broke 24 with the MX-410.
The very next day Jim (the doubting buddy) came into the store to buy his own MX-410 field grade, it was $10,000 less than the SCO.