Why buy a Browning BPS in 410?

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I've got a friend who wants to sell one, it's a grade 3 with nice wood and engraving. He's asking $700.00. Unfired, NIB.

For me shotguns are used for special purpose, deer, ducks or doves. And anymore, that means a couple of times a year, if that.

Come to think of it, I don't think I've shot my shotguns in 2 or 3 years.

Whaddaya think, buy it and find a use for it? Save it? Trading stock? Resale?
 
For me and my house.... I'd buy it after talking the price down a bit. I wouldn't wait two or three years to shoot it either :) BPS is a nice pump gun. I love my 12 ga BPS
 
You've actually asked 2 questions:

Why BPS?

and

Why a .410?

I love my BPS (20 ga.), but you need to reason your way through the .410 part first, whether you plan to use it (on what?) or hope to re-sell it (market demand?). If this were a (insert make / model here) .410, would you buy it?

If you get through that question, you'll find the BPS very well made, and especially handy if you like tang safeties. Tad heavy, but not unbearably so.
 
Shells are a bit pricey.

Plus, I think the price may be +- $200.00 too high?

I genuinely don't think I have a need for it. But I figured I would ask for some insight. I've been a Browning man since I was little. Never had one of the pumps, as a keeper. Did have one as purely resale stock once.

To answer the question if were a xx would I buy it?

Yep, if it was a Citori Gran Lightning I might buy it
 
By golly, I think I may have answered my own questions.

I would like to hear a bit more though. I haven't eyeballed this gun yet.
 
Yep, if it was a Citori Gran Lightning I might buy it
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That's what I was going to post.:)

Not only that, break-action .410s are pretty rare and easy to sell at a gun club to retired guys who spend all day at the range and need some variety.:)
 
Some reasons to buy a .410:

1. You're recoil sensitive or are physically unable to handle the recoil of larger gauges.

2. You are a skeet shooter who either wants a challenge or are just in it for fun (but you'd better reload).

3. You are an upland hunter who generally hunts heavy cover where shots are within 25 yards or so and you don't want your game so full of pellets it's inedible.

4. You got a spectacular deal on the gun and plan to resell it at a good profit.

5. You just find .410's fun.
 
1. My Browning's a 10 gauge

2. Haven't shot skeet in 20 years

3. Nope

4. Doubt it

5. Never owned one, too soon to tell.

Kind of back to where I was before, I can't really think of a good reason to pick this gun up.
 
I have a BPS 10 gauge. It is a great shotgun. I would think the .410 would be a good one too if you have a need for a .410.
 
The BPS is the least expensive .410 that comes with adjustable chokes, so far as I can tell. It ejects downward, too, which makes getting the shells easier, and that's a boon in a reloading-oriented chambering like .410. They also cost a fifth of what a Gran Lightning costs.
 
DryHumor, it sounds like you don't really have a practical use for the gun, but when did that ever stop anyone? If you like it then get it, but I hope you shoot it lots rather than letting it collect dust.
 
I'll lay eyes on it this coming week. Have to see how it goes.

It's always a fine line between need and want when it comes to guns, eh?
 
Foe ten.....

I don't have a BPS, mine is a Traditions/Fausti with 26 inch barrels, full and mod. I use it to pop squirrels in the fall. This picture was taken opening morning after I took the limit with it. A .410 is a good gun, you just have to know your limitations as Inspector Callihan said.

J.B.

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I have tried to pick up a BPS on a few occasions and it seems they are sold by the time I get there or I get out bid on them. Great gun if you are into 410's at all.
 
When you get to the place where the hunt is important' and the kill is not. Then 410's and 28's seem like the right tool for the job :D
roy
 
Reason to get a 410 BPS:
1. BPSs are my preferred pump shotgun so if I were to want a pump shotgun in 410 this would be the one I would get.
2. It does have chokes. (not really important to me)
3. Lower cost option when getting into the world of 410 shotguns which the older ones and especially the doubles seem to be going up steeply in price.

700 though seems high though. BPS shotguns can usually be had for around 500 I would think even if it is unfired and a 410.

I myself would prefer a double and I wouldnt mind paying the price for it either. I would probably buy an Ugartechea Grade II to match my 20 gauge.
 
I have a BPS Hunter in .410 and here are my reasons for owning it.

1) I like the bottom eject as I am left-eye dominant. The BPS is truly ambidextrous with the possible exception of the slide release. Shooting it off the left shoulder is easy.

2) .410 is fun. Not as much fun as a 28-gauge BPS, but I have one of those too.

3) I run the Modified choke tube in mine most of the time and tailor the actual choke performance based on the hardness of the shot. I have not seen any other .410 pumps with Modified chokes, so this is a plus for the BPS. Harder shot gives me Full choke patterns, and softer shot tends to pattern more towards Improved Cylinder, especially with the long .410 shot column.

4) It weighs a bit more than other .410s and swings really well. The .410 makes it really obvious when I fail to do my part.

5)) Because I like it. :)

In your case, I think $700 is high. I bought a NIB cased 28-gauge BPS, a Ducks Unlimited dinner gun with a gorgeous stock and silver coin finish, for less.
 
WHY NOT? If it apeals to you, and you like it, buy it. But I got to admit $700 sounds a bit steep. $550 would be more like it around these parts. Unless it really had some exceptional wood. :)
 
Well, thanks for all the input.

I spoke to the guy yesterday.

He said some one had offered him $750.00 for it. I told him to sell it.

Little rich for me, anyway.
 
When you get to the place where the hunt is important' and the kill is not. Then 410's and 28's seem like the right tool for the job
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I know what you mean, but when I read it, I think it could be misinterpreted.:D
 
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