NJ Diver 1 Posted January 15, 2014 I'm in the market for my first shotgun. I've been leaning towards a Remington 870, but really like the look of the Browning BPS. I've recently seen a used one for sale within my price range so I'm interested. I'd like to hear some input from folks that have actually fired one. I'm not a hunter, so it would just be for home defense and the range. I look forward to the feedback. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lunker 274 Posted January 15, 2014 Browning is a great gun. It has a very smooth stroke and is night and day quality over a regular REM 870. It has bottom eject, which makes it very lefty friendly. Only downside I can think of is that the bottom inject makes it difficult for other people to know whether the chamber is empty or not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishnut 2,358 Posted January 15, 2014 I have one in 20g. come to the Clinton shoot out on the 25th and your welcome to shoot it. its a good gun I have had it for 18 years and it has been used and abused quite a bit and it still functions perfect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackDaWack 2,895 Posted January 22, 2014 My friend has a BPS, the engraved one, Beautiful gun. The only real issue the BPS can run into is feeding problems. Its quality is better then an 870 but i wouldn't say the reliability is. This is pretty easy to get around too, buy a used wingmaster or police 870. Quality like a BPS, with reliability. They are cheap, you can get a better gun for half the price, even if its 30 years old. My 870 wingmaster has almost 20 years on me, was cheaper then a new 870 express or similar, with 10x the build quality. It had some minor surface imperfections, but no rust or anything like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zelig 21 Posted March 21, 2014 They are smooth and beautiful but cleaning a Browning BPS is difficult. You need three hands. The owners manual says it should be done by a smith. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishnut 2,358 Posted March 22, 2014 its not that bad to clean a BPS. the only part that can be a little tricky is putting the trigger group back in and yes 3 hands would be a help then but I just coat everything in a good coat of oil and they stick into place while putting the trigger group back in. Really no need to have a smith clean your shotgun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites