Sporting Gun UK – May 2019

86 SPORTING GUN M AY 2019

GEAR

Reader test

NICK

RIDLEY

Floored by

the Laminate

ReadertestersJohn

StroudandLucyCantwell

testthenewBrowning

525 SL Laminate Sporter

T

heBrowning 525 SLLaminatemight

dividepeoplewhenit comestoits

looksbutourreadertesters,John

andLucy,areunitedintheiropinion.

“Thecoloursaregreat—it looksbetterthan

theBrowning 725 Black,”saysJohn.Lucy

adds:“Agreylaminatestockmakesa nice

changefromtheusualbrownwoodandsilver

action.”Johnparticularlylikestheplainsilver

actionwithbrushedfinish.“Itsuitsthegun

andmakesit lookbusinesslike,”heexplains.

Ona Sporteryougetmultichokesand

bothreaderslikethefacttheyareextended

chokesbecauseit makesit easierforthe

shootertoseewhatsizechokeisfitted.For

thistest,thechokesusedwereimproved

cylinderandmodified,soroughlyquarter

anda halfchoke,whicharethetype you

would use on a Sporting layout.

SportingGuntesters

LUCYCANTWELL

Occupation:Shootingcoach

Yearsshooting:Around 10 years

Guns:Browning 725 andMirokuMK38

Type of shooting:Game and clay

JOHNSTROUD

Occupation:WorksforBMW

Yearsshooting: Around 30 years

Guns:Browning325,525, 725

Type of shooting:Game and clay

Johnpraisedthehandling

of the Browning Laminate