JCooperfan1911
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I prefer a semi for the field.
Browning BPS thoughts
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I have a 20 gauge BPS that is around 15 years old and a Benelli SBE that I got a couple years ago. My BPS fits better and is an all around better gun in my opinion. The SBE stays in the gun safe for about 95% of my hunting. I love that little Browning. I'm a true believer in finding a gun that fits you and only using it.
Anchorite
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I had one years ago and sold it or traded it, can’t recall exactly. But I do know I let it go so I could get a 3 1/2” Benelli Super Nova. Wish I had the 3” BPS back.
WisBorn
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The BPS shotguns are great ambidextrous shotguns. With the top tang safety and bottom loading/ejection they don't discriminate.
I owned both a 10 gauge and 12 gauge 3" Stalker models before going to a O/U.
Rem 870 and Mossberg 500 models have lots more aftermarket support, but for an as is shotgun the BPS will get it done...
I owned both a 10 gauge and 12 gauge 3" Stalker models before going to a O/U.
Rem 870 and Mossberg 500 models have lots more aftermarket support, but for an as is shotgun the BPS will get it done...
SwampWolf
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I've seen the same thing happen with typical cross bolt safeties. Always be mindful of the position of any safety. Routinely and often check the status of any safety to be certain it hasn't been dislodged inadvertently while hunting.
Savage30L
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I bought a 12-gauge BPS for myself for my 19th birthday back in 1978, and it was the best purchase I ever made. For 20 years that was the only gun I hunted with, and I killed deer, doves, waterfowl, squirrels, you name it, along with cases of clay birds. I only started hunting with a Benelli when I moved to the Chesapeake Bay and started hunting in salt/brackish environments.
Overall, I am quite convinced that the BPS of that generation was the best pump gun ever made. Mine never malfunctioned in any way, and printed right to point-of-aim.
My only quibble with it is that it can be difficult to reassemble if you have to go to the point beyond simple barrel removal. The bolt, trigger group, cartidge lifters, etc, are not hard to remove, but they can be very frustrating to put back into place. I used my BPS a lot, and at the end of one season of a lot of dove hunting in corn stubble a lot of plant debris had worked its way up into the action. Took me 30 seconds to get it apart and 30 minutes of cursing to get it back together.
The second time I tried this, I ended up having to take it to a gunsmith for reassembly. Just to damned hard for anyone with hands larger than elf-sized.
I must say, though, that I do NOT like the latest iterations of the gun, because of the absurd stock dimensions. The stock is now too straight for anyone taller than about 5'6". Browning has done that to all of their long guns so I don't see ever buying another Browning long gun.
If you want a good BPS, buy an older one. Mine has thousands of rounds through it and still functions as well as the day I bought it....and the stock fits.
Overall, I am quite convinced that the BPS of that generation was the best pump gun ever made. Mine never malfunctioned in any way, and printed right to point-of-aim.
My only quibble with it is that it can be difficult to reassemble if you have to go to the point beyond simple barrel removal. The bolt, trigger group, cartidge lifters, etc, are not hard to remove, but they can be very frustrating to put back into place. I used my BPS a lot, and at the end of one season of a lot of dove hunting in corn stubble a lot of plant debris had worked its way up into the action. Took me 30 seconds to get it apart and 30 minutes of cursing to get it back together.
The second time I tried this, I ended up having to take it to a gunsmith for reassembly. Just to damned hard for anyone with hands larger than elf-sized.
I must say, though, that I do NOT like the latest iterations of the gun, because of the absurd stock dimensions. The stock is now too straight for anyone taller than about 5'6". Browning has done that to all of their long guns so I don't see ever buying another Browning long gun.
If you want a good BPS, buy an older one. Mine has thousands of rounds through it and still functions as well as the day I bought it....and the stock fits.