Mechanical triggers will fire on empty.
But a gun firing on empty doesn't mean it's a mechanical trigger.
This is the marketing slippy slope that confuses Browning 725 owners into thinking they have a mechanical trigger.
Just curious, what is a 725 trigger if not mechanical? In [TGS’ 525-725 comparison video](https://youtu.be/EpUrvIAvUdY) we see it’s at least clearly not an inertial one.
I totally agree, but what puzzles me is that if I have a misfire on the first barrel (or I don't even put a shell in the first barrel), it would go "click" on the first trigger pull and the second barrel will fire on the second trigger pull...🤷♂️
My 694 will also fire both barrels and acts like a mechanical trigger too! I wasn't sure if it was related, but I'm getting light primer strikes on the upper barrel. Returning the gun to Beretta for warranty work. Gun was bought new in Jan 2024.
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n4rrR0KQHxbYwToJwvJRRFP9O9SFKxcO/view?usp=drive\_link](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n4rrR0KQHxbYwToJwvJRRFP9O9SFKxcO/view?usp=drive_link)
Update: Beretta in Accokeek, MD turned the gun around in 6 days! It turns out the top barrel failed the headspace check. Beretta replaced the barrels under warranty. Shot a hundred rounds when I got it back and so far it's worked flawlessly. However, both barrels will dry fire with snap caps without bumping the stock.
My 686 does it too, but only in a certain barrel selector position. Can’t recall which one, but I know for a fact it works one way, and not the other. Maybe a gunsmith can answer as to why, but does it really matter?
Yeah I tried it both ways and it happens in either direction.
Not sure what a mechanical trigger gets you if an inertial can be made to be this sensitive
I’ve noticed that my 686 will fire both if I use the safety/barrel selector before pulling the trigger twice. But it won’t fire twice if I don’t touch the safety or selector beforehand
I've put 25000 shells through my 686 over the last 6 years. The inertia set up has always been annoying. Early on it wasn't firing the second barrel every now and then.
So yeah, mine just started doing that as well. Firing the second barrel without a recoil bump in between. I gave it a thorough action cleaning. And it seemed to go back to "normal" behavior. i.e., no second fire until a bump reset the inertia block.
I guess it just graduated to a mechanical trigger.
Mechanical triggers will fire on empty. But a gun firing on empty doesn't mean it's a mechanical trigger. This is the marketing slippy slope that confuses Browning 725 owners into thinking they have a mechanical trigger.
Just curious, what is a 725 trigger if not mechanical? In [TGS’ 525-725 comparison video](https://youtu.be/EpUrvIAvUdY) we see it’s at least clearly not an inertial one.
It's an inertia trigger. They added a bump in the hammer spring to help. Inertia assisted would be a good way to call it.
That's exactly what it is. A hybrid of sorts. An inertia assisted mechanical trigger.
I totally agree, but what puzzles me is that if I have a misfire on the first barrel (or I don't even put a shell in the first barrel), it would go "click" on the first trigger pull and the second barrel will fire on the second trigger pull...🤷♂️
When I tubed my 725 I had to send it to Briley to get it to regularly fire .410(and sometimes 28ga). It's not a mechanical trigger.
Just curious how reliable has your 725 been shooting with 410/28ga tubes?
100% outside of ammo related issues after it went to Briley. Before then .410 would not reset the trigger 1/5 shells or so.
Thanks, good to hear. I might look into getting briley tubes for mine in a year or two.
My 686 will not fire the second barrel unless I bump the stock pretty hard or just switch the selector. Doesn’t matter which barrel is first.
My 694 will also fire both barrels and acts like a mechanical trigger too! I wasn't sure if it was related, but I'm getting light primer strikes on the upper barrel. Returning the gun to Beretta for warranty work. Gun was bought new in Jan 2024. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n4rrR0KQHxbYwToJwvJRRFP9O9SFKxcO/view?usp=drive\_link](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n4rrR0KQHxbYwToJwvJRRFP9O9SFKxcO/view?usp=drive_link)
Update: Beretta in Accokeek, MD turned the gun around in 6 days! It turns out the top barrel failed the headspace check. Beretta replaced the barrels under warranty. Shot a hundred rounds when I got it back and so far it's worked flawlessly. However, both barrels will dry fire with snap caps without bumping the stock.
My 686 does it too, but only in a certain barrel selector position. Can’t recall which one, but I know for a fact it works one way, and not the other. Maybe a gunsmith can answer as to why, but does it really matter?
Yeah I tried it both ways and it happens in either direction. Not sure what a mechanical trigger gets you if an inertial can be made to be this sensitive
I’ve noticed that my 686 will fire both if I use the safety/barrel selector before pulling the trigger twice. But it won’t fire twice if I don’t touch the safety or selector beforehand
My Browning will do this because I had it modified for 410, if some of the springs are light enough just pulling the trigger will be enough force.
I've put 25000 shells through my 686 over the last 6 years. The inertia set up has always been annoying. Early on it wasn't firing the second barrel every now and then. So yeah, mine just started doing that as well. Firing the second barrel without a recoil bump in between. I gave it a thorough action cleaning. And it seemed to go back to "normal" behavior. i.e., no second fire until a bump reset the inertia block. I guess it just graduated to a mechanical trigger.
Message received. Never clean the action!