Give us a range report after you've taken it out a few times. I bet it will be a great shotgun.
I got to take advantage of a beautiful Missouri Saturday yesterday and ran my new BPS. I had to blow a huge sigh of relief - not only did it perform flawlessly right out of the box but the action is snot-slick, it fits great and I like the 26" barrel. I really, really like shooting this gun.
I broke it down and gave it a once-over before heading out. The outside and barrel were packed with goop but the internals were clean and free of any shavings. The bottom-eject design is funny on reassembly - the pin locking the trigger assembly comes out easy with a golf tee but I hate the smaller diameter pin that holds the extractor. I hope to get better with practice.
I bought a variety of ammo to try (listed below, all 12-gauge, 2-3/4", 1-1/8 ounce, 8-shot except the Herter's, which was 1 ounce). It all ran with zero issues, even the mythical Winchester Universal Jammomatic (let the conspiracy theories begin).
I squeezed of a couple of rifled slugs (Remington Slugger) and a 00 buckshot (Herter's Self Defense) into a suspicious 2-liter of Mountain Dew. I intend to get onto a rifle range on the next trip to see what kind of range I can expect with a bead sight.
On our way off the range we passed a poor guy who just got a new Mossberg back from the factory after they threw parts at a feed issue. He quit after 24 rounds. Needless to say I'm glad I got out of my own enormous ClusterF.
BRASS
-Herters Select Grade
-Remington Premier STS LT
-Federal Premium
-Winchester Heavy
-Estate
STEEL
-Remington Gun Club
-Federal Top Gun
-Winchester Universal