Browning BPS

Outriderdark · 09-28-2005, 01:23 PM

Holy crap in a handbasket. I'm sittin here on the computer, reading the forums, cleaning a newly acquired Browning BPS that someone apparently dropped in a swamp (there are actually dead bugs in it). I have NEVER had so much trouble putting a shotgun back together. Looks like this is gonna take awhile.

NRAJOE · 09-28-2005, 01:27 PM

What other hobby can pizz you off yet give you such enjoyment at the same time?

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Outriderdark · 09-28-2005, 01:35 PM

Are all BPS' like this. This is my first. Browning, that is.

NRAJOE · 09-28-2005, 02:03 PM

Don't know bro...all I've ever had was Ithaca's or Mossy's

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Outriderdark · 09-28-2005, 02:11 PM

Finallly back together.....we won't be doing that again unless somethings broken.

Outriderdark · 09-28-2005, 02:44 PM

Seems like an great shotgun. Smooth action. Shoulders well. Lack of tactical accessories means I'll have to stick with my 870 for defense. This seems like a good duck gun.

Bookman · 09-28-2005, 03:13 PM

Both are good shotguns.

BattleRifleG3 · 09-28-2005, 07:09 PM

At each gun show I see a Browning BPS tactical shotgun - in 10ga!

Shortened barrel, extended magazine. Looks like a custom job, but well done. They want too much for it. I'd try haggling if I had the $$$ to spare. Might try it later. I think it's been there for years.

Outriderdark · 09-28-2005, 07:14 PM

Wow 10 gauge! It's a shame they don't make accessories for what looks to be a fine pump gun. It's smoother than my 870 and has the tang safety which I prefer. Just don't wann strip one down again any time soon. I don't think you'd have to. It was cycling fine with mud and dead bugs stuck in it.

burd1959 · 09-30-2005, 08:34 AM

the jobs not done till you work the bugs out

Bookman · 09-30-2005, 06:02 PM

burd, that was bad !

fordruid · 09-30-2005, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NRAJOE

What other hobby can pizz you off yet give you such enjoyment at the same time?

Chasing women?

Did the bugs cause any permanent damage like rust?

Outriderdark · 09-30-2005, 06:56 PM

There were a few spots, but some oil and steel wool cleaned them up.

burd1959 · 10-07-2005, 08:00 PM

sorry but had to say it

arover2 · 10-20-2005, 09:49 AM

My son purchased a new Browning pump action 12 gauge, with a 26" barrel last hunting season. I used it myself on clay targets at the skeet range, and on quail, rabbit and pheasant hunts. It's really a sweet shooting pump.
I was always partial to my Remington 870 for this type of my hunting but I got so used to the Browning BPS and it's quality and feel, that I bought one for myself. The fit and finish, and the deep blueing and gloss walnut stock is a beauty.
I'm not interested in home defense with it, I have other firearms for that, nor any accessories. It's great right out of the box as is.

09-28-2005, 01:23 PM	#1
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	Browning BPS Holy crap in a handbasket. I'm sittin here on the computer, reading the forums, cleaning a newly acquired Browning BPS that someone apparently dropped in a swamp (there are actually dead bugs in it). I have NEVER had so much trouble putting a shotgun back together. Looks like this is gonna take awhile. __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

09-28-2005, 01:35 PM	#3
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	Are all BPS' like this. This is my first. Browning, that is. __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

09-28-2005, 02:11 PM	#5
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	Finallly back together.....we won't be doing that again unless somethings broken. __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

09-28-2005, 02:44 PM	#6
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	Seems like an great shotgun. Smooth action. Shoulders well. Lack of tactical accessories means I'll have to stick with my 870 for defense. This seems like a good duck gun. __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

09-28-2005, 07:09 PM	#8
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	At each gun show I see a Browning BPS tactical shotgun - in 10ga! Shortened barrel, extended magazine. Looks like a custom job, but well done. They want too much for it. I'd try haggling if I had the $$$ to spare. Might try it later. I think it's been there for years. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

09-28-2005, 01:27 PM	#2
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	What other hobby can pizz you off yet give you such enjoyment at the same time? ------------------------ U.S. Army 1976-79 237th Engineer Batt. Wharton Barracks Heilbronn, Germany Come join my MSN community...........................240 MEMBERS STRONG! Manager North American Gunrunners: http://groups.msn.com/NorthAmericanGunrunners

09-28-2005, 02:03 PM	#4
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	Don't know bro...all I've ever had was Ithaca's or Mossy's ------------------------ U.S. Army 1976-79 237th Engineer Batt. Wharton Barracks Heilbronn, Germany Come join my MSN community...........................240 MEMBERS STRONG! Manager North American Gunrunners: http://groups.msn.com/NorthAmericanGunrunners

09-28-2005, 03:13 PM	#7
Bookman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 10 paces south of Canada Posts: 738	Both are good shotguns.

09-28-2005, 07:14 PM	#9
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	Wow 10 gauge! It's a shame they don't make accessories for what looks to be a fine pump gun. It's smoother than my 870 and has the tang safety which I prefer. Just don't wann strip one down again any time soon. I don't think you'd have to. It was cycling fine with mud and dead bugs stuck in it. __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

09-30-2005, 08:34 AM	#10
burd1959 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: burton michigan Posts: 606	the jobs not done till you work the bugs out

09-30-2005, 06:02 PM	#11
Bookman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 10 paces south of Canada Posts: 738	burd, that was bad !

09-30-2005, 06:56 PM	#13
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	There were a few spots, but some oil and steel wool cleaned them up. __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

10-07-2005, 08:00 PM	#14
burd1959 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: burton michigan Posts: 606	sorry but had to say it

10-20-2005, 09:49 AM	#15
arover2 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Midwest Posts: 9	My son purchased a new Browning pump action 12 gauge, with a 26" barrel last hunting season. I used it myself on clay targets at the skeet range, and on quail, rabbit and pheasant hunts. It's really a sweet shooting pump. I was always partial to my Remington 870 for this type of my hunting but I got so used to the Browning BPS and it's quality and feel, that I bought one for myself. The fit and finish, and the deep blueing and gloss walnut stock is a beauty. I'm not interested in home defense with it, I have other firearms for that, nor any accessories. It's great right out of the box as is. Last edited by arover2; 10-20-2005 at 09:52 AM.