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Lead shot will be banned in half of my country by 2008. Not willing to jeopardize my original B 25's with steel shot, I just acquired this "steel" gun : Browning B 525 Grade 5 Prestige, 12-3" ga. + INV chokes. Even compared to the B 25, I'm impressed by the wood and finish.

Nice.
Is it Belgian made?
Bob

don't forget you can get briley gauge reducing tubes for your b-25 and shoot all of the steel shot you want

You're taking that duck hunting?

grouseman

For all I know, the B 525 is (partly hand-) made in Japan by Miroku, then assembled and finished in Belgium. In contrast, the B 25 is fully Belgian and much more expensive. So much so, that I don't want to deface their value with after-market chokes (they're not steel-proofed either). Here are my B 25's :

I'll take the lower one.... will 150 euros cover it ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
That is a fine looking group you have there Andre.

After some hard bargaining, you may be able to get a (thin) slice of the stock for that price <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Here's a close up of the engraving :

Fantastic!
A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and I could gaze at that for hours.

Nice guns.

Will the govt. permit the use of Bismuth shot? It is non-toxic, as soft as lead, and nearly as heavy. Owners of fine guns in the US are turning to it.

Bi is available all right but at 1 � (1.25 USD) a shell, I'd hesitate to burn up a hundred during an afternoon of wood pigeon shooting...

Nice guns you have there Andre! I have shot B25�s, B125�s, B325�s, B425�s and B525�s. I�ve found those with fixed chokes most to my liking while Browning�s multichokes are making the barrels nose heavy. How do you feel about the balance of the new gun? How about overall weight comparing to your B25�s?

My B25's weight 6.6 lbs. and the B 525 is 5 oz. heavier. I honestly can't say I feel much difference in balance either. Only the B 525 thicker forend felt a little unfamiliar at first.