Nice gun but to heavy, I believe built on a 20GA receiver. 26" vent rib barrel, silver sight bead, 3" chamber, equipped with three Invector choke tubes (IC, M and F), gold trigger, top tang safety, bottom load and eject, matte blued barrel and receiver, checkered, satin finished walnut forearm and stock, and stock is fitted with a black Inflex recoil pad. It features 3″ magnum chambers and a bottom-ejection system that effectively makes it ambidextrous. PROS / CONS ? The BPS is a slide-action shotgun chambered for 10, 12, or 20 gauge. Browning BPS Hunter Mag12 Field 12 Gauge Pump Invector Plus Shotgun. I'm sure the first .410 I ever shot was a friend's pretty Browning pump on a skeet field. For me the Remington is not only lighter (6 lbs), but smoother and better balanced. Pick one that suits your needs and rock on! Mine was a very good shooter from the box and this is one I'll never sell. BPS Medallion .410 Bore - 16 Ga. Download Hi-Res Image ... Browning Medallion firearms walk the fine line between "tool" and "art", and the BPS Medallion is no exception. -Gauge: .410 Ga. -Barrel Length: 26" -Chokes Included: Full, Modified and Improved Cylinder -Chamber: 3" -Avg. Browning BPS Pump Shotguns The Browning BPS 20-Ga. Field Grade. Although The High Road has attempted to provide accurate information on the forum, The High Road assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information. Looking at a BPS . Anyone have one or shot one? I hit a couple of targets from station 4 and have been enamored for at least 40 years with the gauge. Yes it is on a 20 ga. frame. Explore Our Forums. It is tough to clean but there aren't that many places it can get dirty. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Then 410's and 28's seem like the right tool for the job. Weight is about perfect for my taste. I have one for "Sub Gauge Pump Day" at the club. Browning BPS shotguns feature Browning's back-bored barrel technology to provide maximum shot velocity and reduced felt recoil. I have one for skeet, it’s big for a .410 which is nice. Sold it and bought an 870 Wingmaster. You have to buy one box of hevi-shot for show then shoot the pre 1992 shells. I'm sure the first .410 I ever shot was a friend's pretty Browning pump on a skeet field. Discussion in 'Shotguns' started by DRYHUMOR, Jun 13, 2009. The receiver is also matte blued and looks good with the dark barrel. The Browning BPS is unique in that it is offered in all gauges. Wish ithaca made a 410. The scrolled Engraving on the sides of the receiver features game birds in flight. A REPUTATION AS SOLID AS STEEL -- Few firearms ever earn the level of respect the Browning BPS boasts. It doesn't kick excessively, because it is one exceedingly heavy shotgun. I have one. The trigger plate is an aluminum casting. Very fun shotgun to shoot! I hit a couple of targets from station 4 and have been enamored for at least 40 years with the gauge. Beagle-zebub, Jun 14, 2009 It%u2019s a 410 pump shotgun built on a full size frame with a recoil pad meant for a 20 gauge. The breechblock, slide, and trigger are steel castings while the hammer, sear, and slide release are steel stampings. Weight: 7 lbs. The proven Browning Invector (28 gauge and .410 bore shotguns) and Invector-Plus (12 gauge and 20 gauge shotguns) interchangeable choke tube systems come on every BPS shotgun to provide shot patterns that are consistent and dense, in the perfect constriction for any … Last gun I bought was a Browning 725 Sporting .410. LOP is fairly long on these from the factory. No issues with mine, the trigger pull is on the heavy side but I'm a trigger slapper so I really can't tell when shooting. Browning has redesigned the BPS. Browning has already lifted the veil off of their newly redesigned BPS shotguns for the upcoming year 2020 with more mindful features for hunting and shooting. The BPS, which was introduced in 1977, is a descendant of the John M. Browning-designed hammerless shotgun, and it features bottom feeding and ejection along with modern enhancements. The BPS is well-made, but they need to lighten field versions about 1# each and put the 16 on the 20 frame and build a 28 and 410 frame model respectively. re: Browning model 42 .410 shotgun Posted by Choirboy on 8/23/12 at 7:10 pm to El Josey Wales I don't think you can get steel. These include 10 gauge, 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge and .410 bore. Description: BROWNING BPS FIELD 410 GAUGE PUMP SHOTGUN. The gun weighs around 7 lbs so recoil is less than a 22 rifle. Yep, if it was a Citori Gran Lightning I might buy it, When you get to the place where the hunt is important' and the kill is not. https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/browning-bps-field-pump-action-shotgun Looking for a 870 now. It%u2019s only a 4 star because of the design of the bps in general. Passing on it. Today's shooting went VERY well with the Browning BPS 410 trigger. I am not yet satisfied so will pursue a perfect setting. Curiously, my wife preferred an old stock Remington 870 410 (another fellow had) to the new Browning. The bluing … 1997 manufacture. The end of the road between Sodom and Gomorrah Tex. It does function smoothly. It comes with 3 removable chokes and shoots every shell that%u2019s come it%u2019s way. Hope you're young enough to pick up those hulls. The proven Browning Invector (28 gauge and .410 bore shotguns) and Invector-Plus (12 gauge and 20 gauge shotguns) interchangeable choke tube systems come on every BPS shotgun to provide shot patterns that are consistent and dense, in the perfect constriction for any … It is offered with various length vent rib barrels with screw-in Invector chokes. 3 1/2" chamber and 30" barrel with ventilated rib and flat silver bead at front. I have a BPS 410 that I would not trade fro anything, love the bottom eject / feed and crushes targets on the skeet field and the sporting as well. All information is provided "as is" with all faults without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The newer ones don't seem to have the nicer wood and sometimes are a matte finish. The Browning BPS has a steel receiver. In my opinion it was way to heavy at 7-1/2 lbs. It's almost more fun than a guy deserves to have. Although I am not a huge fan of loading from the bottom, I like it ejecting that way and enjoy shooting the gun. Little heavier than the Ithaca 37, but also ejects the empties at your feet for easy retrievel and smooth as butter. BPS is not the easiest cleaning pump gun but after you do it a few times you will get use to it. One immediate improvement is the checkered grip surfaces on Walnut stock models and textured grip surfaces on their composite stocked counterparts. It is hardly much of a redesign: they just cheapened it up, and (apparently) got rid of the 10 gauge, 16 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 … The BPS has a solid reputation for long-lasting durability and an uncanny ability to keep on working in spite of what Mother Nature does to stop it. Unique to the BPS is its bottom feed and ejection port. Love my BPS 410. This BPS has a classic look with a satin finished walnut stock, a matte blued barrel with a ventilated rib. Courtesy Browning. The bottom ejection is good for lefthand and righthand shooters alike. I had one, nice gun. Board index » Shooting » Shotgun Sub Gauge Forum, Registered users: adavey, AJ-M12, albanygun, BG1187, bigrobbierob, billwnr, Bing [Bot], boray, brnzbk, Brooksy08, Cfelix10, chairman, clayaddiction, clays99, Cseybert9, D McMillen, Der Verge, DKW1, DogDay, dpe2002, Drew Hause, duanecox2003, DustinG0918, Eriehunter, Ernest T, fullgallon, Good to Go, Google [Bot], Google Adsense [Bot], Google Feedfetcher, goosedowner, Hal4son, Harborcat, icyclefar, JasonD67, jerrys, jhasbrouck, John H, jrmev, kurtrzebley, leftex, mactownbob, Majestic-12 [Bot], mark-60, Maser, Mike McAlpine, Nomaspescado, Oldfarmer2, oneounceload, papillonkirby, pharm, pitandremington, pjmx, railroad, reo, Road Man, Rooster booster, saskbooknut, Scardog7, SD angler, sextonds, SHughes, sigguy552, Skeet_Man, The Swanny, Tom Shaffer, Tonybart55, VizslaHunter, wdavis8679, woodsltc, xsshooter, Zman48. Very smooth shucker i like it a lot. Browning BPS Field Pump Action Shotgun -This BPS has a classic look with a satin finished walnut stock/ a matte blued barrel with a ventilated rib. Browning BPS shotguns feature Browning's back-bored barrel technology to provide maximum shot velocity and reduced felt recoil. Last gun I bought was a Browning 725 Sporting .410. Four people shot a round of trap with the gun today and three said the trigger was fine. It has a 3" chamber and top tang safety. The BPS is the least expensive.410 that comes with adjustable chokes, so far as I can tell. Browning BPS Trap, thoughts, comments. Have owned them in every gauge but 410. It ejects downward, too, which makes getting the shells easier, and that's a boon in a reloading-oriented chambering like.410. The receiver is also matte blued and looks good with the dark barrel. Full Forum Listing. Buy Browning BPS Stocks Factory replacement gun parts, accessories and gunsmithing service on most manufacturers including Browning, Winchester, FN America, Beretta, Benelli Franchi, Stoeger, Remington, Bushmaster, Marlin, Sig Sauer, HK and many more. They also cost a fifth of what a Gran Lightning costs. It's almost more fun than a guy deserves to have. It has a 3 chamber and top tang safety. Very fun gun for skeet have had mine for six years no problems. Thanks to all for the comments. It's one of my favorite guns. The 10 gauge is a monster of a pump gun, weighing in at almost 11 pounds. 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Everyone needs another shotgun. ... gunsmithing, gear reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Love my BPS Hunter. BigD_in_FL View Public Profile The bluing on my BPS is the best finish on any shotgun I own including my beloved Beretta O/U guns. Tristar viper g2 might be in my future.