I coach SCTP for the county I live in, one of our kids bought a new 725 and I got to handle it as well shoot it.
I can't tell you why but I like the older 3,4,525 better.
I do know that his broke and Browning had it for over 6 months before he got it back.
I tell the kids I coach that are on the fence between Browning and Beretta to find one that fits you and go with that one.
If both fit well, I lean heavy toward Beretta (I have had both). My reasons are these:
1) Stocks, you can find lots of stocks for Beretta's, both new and used if you want to change it out.
2) Barrels, if you buy a 12 ga frame Beretta, you can find different length barrels or even different ga. (20 or 28) that are made to go onto the frame.
3) The Beretta's have a replaceable hinge point so if the gun wears loose, you can send it in and they can change the hinge point out to an oversized one. Best as I remember they have about (3) different sizes.
