Clicking in the forend of a 725

[Jonny English]

When I open up my 725 after it hasn't been fired I can feel a click or knock in the forend wood 2/3rds of the way through its travel of being fully opened.

Gun is only 2-3k carts old, forend appears to be tight on the catch even when the barrels are on and off the gun. Guns still works fine, but just not sure what the slight knock or click is.

Anyone got any ideas, I was possibly thinking it was ejector related, but it only does in when the gun is opened after not being fired. It doesn't seem to be detrimental to the gun as it still works fine, just a bit of a mystery?

Regards Martin

 

[Blackstar Ninja]

You've probably tried this already but have you tightened the screws in the forend? I had a slight rattle which was easily sorted!

 

[Jonny English]

You've probably tried this already but have you tightened the screws in the forend? I had a slight rattle which was easily sorted!

Thank you for the reply, but yes i've checked the screws are tight. I've also check all the cams and catch etc are well oiled and moving free in the forend.

If I hold the end of the forend and wrap my fingers around the rib to clamp the forend to the gun with my hand it doesn't do it, also doesn't do it when it's hot. So it seems it's the forend clicking away from the barrels as it's opened when not fired. I've tried a bit of tape where the barrels meet the wooden forend and that cures it as well sometimes. Not very keen on packing out the forend in case it keeps stretching it and it wants more and more packing as time goes on.

Spoke to Derek Lee about it yesterday and it's going to go back to Browning to be checked out after I've shot the Jack Pyke on Thursday (I didn't purchase it from him but he has been good enough to check it out and offered to send it to back to Browning for me to be checked over)

 

[ips]

I had a 686 do this, very annoying. It was as you say a slight gap were wood meets barrel. I put a rubber stick on patch (cycle tyre repair kit) on the forend wood which cured it.

 

[Doctor Lecter]

other than your slight problem  how are you getting on with the gun , ive just bought one from Derek lee .   happy so far  only shot it once .  !

 

[Jonny English]

other than your slight problem  how are you getting on with the gun , ive just bought one from Derek lee .   happy so far  only shot it once .  !

I have found it to be superb, best gun I've ever owned or shot to be fair. I have settled in with really well. Balance is excellent and the mechanical trigger is very good. I had 2 x 525's before that were very good indeed but this takes it to another level. Only critism is the build quality doesn't feel to be as good as the earlier browning/ Miroku's but the design more than makes up for that. Seems to be a trait of all brands at the minute that quality is slowly decreasing.

 

[Blackstar Ninja]

I quite like the Brown/Miroku quality on the 725 pro trap I bought for an absolute steal a month ago. For the last few years I've been a beretta boy (slight exaggeration more like man) but had a few issues with a 692 as have a number of friends plus some of the B stocks and forends are starting to look like MDF in comparison to the wood on my Pro trap. It feels just like an MK10 I've always regretted getting rid of. I changed the extended chokes for the IDS flush fitting, patterned it this morning on some random bits of cardboard and everything looked even to me. Even without the additional barrel and stock weights it feels fantastic! There was also no comparison in terms of what came in the box with the 692 and the bells and whistles that came with the Pro Trap considering it was a grand less!