Mike Yardley shoots the new Browning 725 Citori

[Roostshooting32]

Hi mike should the gun swing be fast or slow?

[EOSD7]

What Franz-Albrecht Öttingen-Spielberg ist with his Sauer 202, seems Mike with this great new Browning! :-)

[duncanfr11]

What choke were you using?

[yardleypen]

I really liked the gun in 30" sporter form especially

[PittBirdDog]

Great Video. I have only read about these hunts in magazine articles. I would love to go someday. Great shooting Mike. I think I need to check out one of those Browning 725s.

[tc225]

Love the enthusiasm of the Hungarian beaters - they sound like football fans

[TerenceHart1]

Wow, what can you say to that!

Excellent work Mike; a real delight and I'm very grateful you've shared it with us. The smile on your face says it all. 

[AirgunTV]

Mike - superb shooting (though I thought I saw you miss one!!!). Nige

[MikeYardley]

We are now planning the first comparison test for Positive Shooting TV - we will be comparing the Beretta Silver Pigeon 1 to the Browning 525 if all goes to plan. A detailed test of the 725 will follow soon, both in magazine and video form.

[MikeYardley]

Thanks for the kind comment and the criticism. Any large Continental battue will present a mixture of shots. I passed on some. A 50 or 60 yarder on the quarter isn't easy. The standard was generally good. It's hard to call sometimes. The camera can deceive, one bird which looks close on film was a perfectly sporting shot on peg. But, my goodness it was a great day!

[juleswhicker]

A couple of responses have suggested that these were easy birds, and Mike has rightly pointed out that they look easier on the film than they actually were. He's omitted to mention, however, the part he plays in making them look easy, and I write as someone who was there.

[StonehengePest]

Mike do you pick the pheasants up with your bead

[beansprout87]

Fantastic shooting, was a real pleasure to watch. Happy New Year

[jclaufer]

Hi Mike nice chatting to you after such a long break, looks like a very nice gun, and as a long term acquaintance I can assure the viewing public that no photographic tricks were in play as you do not need them, still envious of your prowess.

[staffyrs]

and a big thanks too you teaching my girlfreind she enjoyed her lessons very much and can now hit things :)

[staffyrs]

a great video and a very nice looking gun, a good shot too ,

im looking forward to taking my lessons with you very soon .

[MikeYardley]

A very fair response, I think the truth is that I was just having such a great time! - Happy New Year. ps. Let me know how you get on with the head-cam.

[TheFourAshes]

@MikeYardley There is no doubt that there were some very challenging birds expertly shot- my comment earlier was therefore unfair in this respect. I was just surprised that you were not a little more selective on the much easier birds. I like the safety technique at 5.45 and will definately use that.

[MikeYardley]

Closing the gun behind the line (5.45) is a deliberate and specific safety technique so that the gun does not need to be raised through the beating line when they are close

[MikeYardley]

COMING SOON ON POSTIVE SHOOTING TV - AND BY POPULAR DEMAND - VIDEO COMPARISON TEST OF BROWNING 525 SPORTER AND BERETTA SILVER PIGEON 1

[Mangotrotter]

@MikeYardley Excellent, can't wait! Happy New Year.

[MikeYardley]

I want to make clear that I do not shoot this number of birds everyday - but this was a beautfully organised shoot in which the game was not only respected, but immediately put in the food chain to be enjoyed at many happy meals. Technically, driven shooting of this sort offers a very signficant challenge to the serious wing shot.

[MikeYardley]

Thanks Jules - it was a shoot we will both remember for a very long time. The organisation was impeccable, might I just add I noted some pretty straight shooting at your peg too!

[juleswhicker]

Hi Mike, Great video, and a major achievement to film it whist shooting so well! For those that ask "do you miss?", well, I was on the next-door peg on one spectacular drive and I know you had at least 20 straight. It certainly spurred me into raising my game! JW

[MikeYardley]

Several people have asked me about choke - do you know what? I didn't look! I should have for viewer's and reader's interest, but I tend not to worry too much about choke anymore, especially when I am shooting. It can be a distraction. The Winchester Ranger 32gram fibre 6s worked well though. Normally I would advocate 1/4 and 1/2 - tightening up a bit for high bird work - but not too much. Improved Cylinder and Light Full are the chokes I tend to use myself by choice.

[MikeYardley]

The gun I was using was a 30" Sporter - very good too, though my preference would be for no palm swell.

[MikeYardley]

Someone ask if I ever missed - of course I do! Everyone misses sometimes, but you can reduce misses with good technique and attitude. I had a good run on this wonderful shoot meantime - 23 birds on one drive - with only a second barrel or two. The new 725 really did the business as well. The selling price should be under £2K. Good value for all the features, it is a bettter gun with the lower profile, crisp mechanical trigger, lighter barrels and the new choke system.

[TheFourAshes]

@MikeYardley Lets face it they were very easy birds. A shame for such a great shot

[HighVolume1]

Hi Mike, Great Shooting ! Can you tell me if you were shooting the 30" or 32" Sporter , and what chokes did you use during this shoot ? PJD

[balletcatblue]

By the way I've *faved* this.

[balletcatblue]

Here for another look at your superb film, ... I'm extremely proud of you. I've known you since you were a boy & you've grown into a man of great integrity. You have a very big heart & a completely non judgemental nature - a rare condition. Long may you run !!!.

[PositiveShootingVods]

A very impressive film with really first class shooting. Wish I'd been there too! I also like the look of the Browning 725 and will be trying one out at the first opportunity. 

[keari01]

This is absolute class!

[balletcatblue]

What a superb film ... - almost like actually being there ... I wish I had been.

[ahmedfaraz07]

Michael Yardley at his best for sure --- Lovely Shots , great style and amazing drive!

[EssexShootingChannel]

have you ever missed? great shooting! 

[bilalarabaci]

03:34 "And here we go"... Someone knows the future. :)

05:44 What a style of getting ready for the shot :) Mike Yardley... you're the man sir. Thanks for sharing.

[BoydMort]

Heck of a second shot @3:12, the bird crossed you at a fair rate of knots, impressive stuff. =]

[MikeYardley]

Browning and Beretta are both making fabulously conistent, good shooting, guns at fair prices now.

[MikeYardley]

There is a clever new gas seal on the chokes too

[MikeYardley]

The gun is really good - I like the new crisp and lighter trigger and the barrels which are slimmer at the muzzles. The lower action profile is aesthetically and functionally better. I was not especially fond of the palm swell on the sporter. But, this is a great gun, and I congratulate the design and production team.

[W00LFY100]

If I buy a new Browning, do I also get a free Mike Yardley to do the shooting for me?

[Mangotrotter]

Great video! I'm a Beretta man myself; how does the Browning compare to a similar range Beretta? Cheers.

[makfarbu]

Congrats at the launch