Remington Model 725 VTR, .25 Caliber

The trigger is plastic.

Pros
Mine still shoots well with heavy loads.

Cons
Trigger, it takes some skill.

If you can get your hands on one, I'd say go for it!

Pros
I do like this air rifle. It has the ability to be used all day long without any air pumps. The last shot will be just as hard as the first shot. I upgraded to a Hawke scope. I once accidentally pulled the trigger trying to put it on safety when the barrel was opened, caused a misalignment issue and wouldn't fire. Airgun Depot replaced the rifle for me, and paid postage! Thank you Airgun Depot. Make sure to put the safety on after each shot. I get about 3" group with JSB Exact 33.95gr at 60' to 70'. But I have 3 rotator cuff surgeries, so I can't complain. I really like how Airgun Depot took care of me.

Cons
Maybe an automatic safety?

I share William's passion for this rifle! Very accurate, very powerful! Sad that Crosman dropped this from production. I'm getting 915 FPS from this gun with Predator GTO pellets!

Pros
Very powerful break barrel air rifle! Same as Trail NP XL .25, but with a traditional stock.

Cons
Trigger needs attention! There are several fixes you can find on Internet.

The stock on the Remington VTR .25 Break Barrel is a Remington 783 stock found on Remington 7mm and other Caliber Remington rifles. Crosman makes the VTR under license for Remington. I'd take a broken VTR .25 any day and resurrect it. If one is so inclined, you can have a Gunsmith grind off the pos welds and reset and re-weld the scope rail back on with a good patient welder, and then re-blue the Action, even if it costs 200.00 (it's not), you can either keep it, or put a really nice Scope on it like a Hawke Vantage Break Barrel 3-9x40AO scope on it and sell the gun for $500.00, because you can't get VTR's anymore or an over engineered crosman genesis .22, the VTR was a limited run, and my VTR's barrel shroud is painted aluminum.

Pros
Remington VTR .25 -- The shroud does come off with the correct size Allen key, it's a Plastic Allen head cap that holds the shroud on, I ordered the Aluminum cap that comes on the Benjamin Trail NPXL .25, polished it and put it on my VTR, ( the same cap is on the Crosman Genesis m.22, it's just a little smaller, polished that one also) I also Lapped the Barrel and re-cut the Crown, I then polished the Crown with Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish and a slotted round head brass screw, with a magnifying glass there is no longer any Burrs in or on the Rifling Lands & Grooves, also deburred the entire action, smoothed out the trigger and installed an RC bearing, my Picatinny scope rail also fell off, I had it welded back on the right way by a Gunsmith, I also opened up the Moderator holes that are on that Barrel Cap (that cap is also a moderator), I now get 25.4gn Dome pellets firing at 834fps and 16.54gn Alloys are at 1019fps, 26gn Polymags area little slower than 25.4gn Dome pellets.

Cons
Weld the Picatinny rail properly.

They are still out there to be found! If you do not like the thumbhole wood stock of a Crosman NP XL .25 (same gun, different stock), then seek them out! I am including a pic of 5 shots at 70 feet, my preferred max distance for pest control.

Pros
Don't give up on 725 VTR! I agree with those who had the unfortunate rail weld coming apart. I used J-B Weld epoxy and 2 clamps to re-attach mine. First, YOU MUST CLEAN THE BARREL! Those of you who have accuracy issues may have started with a filthy barrel. Also, CHECK ALL SCREWS! The 3 stock screws and the 6 scope screws, rail mounts included! I used Loctite Blue to secure stock screws, and check my scope screws every month or so. WITH PREDATOR GTO'S, I get 885fps, or 30fpe. Very accurate rifle! I've removed pests out to 70 yards with this rifle.

Cons
Very heavy! Needs sling mounts installed if you want to do any serious hunting with it. A better scope once you have gone through the "break in period". I prefer a scope with an elevation ladder, to get maximum distance shooting. Remember to check all screws, gun has a heavy recoil, screws will loosen up after a while. Since Crosman stopped making these, no need to worry about warranty, I put a lighter trigger spring in. and polished some surfaces on the trigger. Much lighter and helps accuracy a lot.

The Rem. VTR .25, is a power house break barrel. Not only is it a large rifle but its recoil is explosive. It incorporates a full 16in barrel, and an unscrewable shroud. The recoil has destroyed the factory scope. The stock is sturdy, but the cheek riser is to thin and offers no good rest or support. Loading is easy, however the cocking effort is on the more difficult side. Accuracy is poor due to the limits of the adjustable trigger. My biggest complaint will be the 20mm rail that is permanently mounted to the piston housing. It is misaligned and not true. It makes anything i mount on it, go to the left of what the barrel is pointing at. Very poor quality control, and there's not much i can do with a welded part like that. Over all this break barrel is a power horse, and those short comings could be over looked for the power this gun offers.

Pros
Very powerful, full length 16in barrel, sturdy, built solid

Cons
Heavy cocking effort, misaligned rail mount, very narrow cheeck riser

Over all it’s cheap and fun to shoot but as of now very disappointed with consistency in grouping. Fun if you want to shoot a coffee can and hear a smack but for varmint control I’ll stick to my .22 for precision shots. Like I said I will continue to shoot to see if it breaks in better and update this review as needed.

Pros
Great power! Absolutely devastating compared to my .177’s and .22’s. Consistent cocking effort with solid lock up. Also looks really good for I’m my opinion.

Cons
Going to give it some more time to break in but accuracy does not seem to be consistent with any pellets. I’m also using the cheap center point scope which was included. Grouping at 25 yards was a any where from 1” to 4” but again no consistency. The temperature may be playing a factor as it was about 25 degrees outside.

I would use this up to coyote-sized game at close range. No problem. .25 hits hard!

Pros
I wanted a pellet rifle that would take care of an invasive whistle pig problem. This has fit the bill handsomely. What a beast! Sadly even tho I myself have recently got it in the last 4 months, it's no longer available online. Shame. Great pellet gun!

Cons
Nadda, I mean it's heavy but a lot of good guns are.

seems nice i liked it until if the incident hopefully just a fluke

Pros
scope mount fell off mid shot seems like a nice gun i was liking it until during first shooting session

Cons
scope mount fell off mid shot

Pros
I love it!

Cons
Mine didn’t come with upgraded scope?