RE: Browning Citori 525 Field...Any Comments!
If you haven't picked it up and handled it, than I would recommend that you do. I also was looking at getting the 525, but was torn between it and the lightning. I tried them both out, and I have to say that I think the lightning feels way better in the hand for one reason only, the closed radius grip on the 525 didn't feel as good to me as the more traditional grip on the lightning. Just my opinion, my hands are kind of small also, but the lightning definatly felt better to me.
I liked the mid bead available on the 525, but not enough to make me choose it over the lightning. I'm sure that I can find a gunsmith that can add the mid bead for me.