Went to Gander Mountain today to try out some Browning BPS shotguns. I was pretty impressed, but I was wondering if anybody has one of these and could offer some opinions. As an aside, I thought the plain receiver guns looked better than the engraved ones.
I bought one years ago. It was my first Japanese Browning. I love it. It's one of the nicer "newer" pumps around.
Great shooter and I even use it as a slug gun occasionally. It's a very good all around gun.
I say "GO FOR IT"
The BPS was my first shotgun. Have had it for over 15 years. Love it! Definitely a quality gun for the price and will last forever. I have never had an issue with it.
Mine hit a little high for me, compared to my Remingtons (grew up shooting Big Green so that's my standard sight picture).
It was usable though.
My Citori Magnum shot way higher, and I had to sell it due to that.
Back to cheap looking 870 and 1100's for me
I do agree, that the BPS non engraved looks aaaaay better than that scribbled up stuff. But Remington did that to some rifles/shotguns for a spell too. WTH were they thinking?
I bought a BPS upland 16 ga. w/ english stock stock 5-6 years ago.....Browning made a run of the 16 ga's and I had already bought a couple of their citori's in 16, so I bought the BPS also. I have hunted birds with it, and it is a good package for that. I own a bunch of 12's and 20's, but I have a fondness for 16's, just like I have a fondness for 41 mag's and 10mm's...not mainstream loads, but most effective just the same. The BPS is a great gun, buy one...you will like it.
A BPS Trap was my first shotgun - 100% reliable through many thousand shells on the trap field. Browning quality convinced me to step up to a Citori XT Trap, but I still occasionally shoot the BPS - a great shotgun for me.