I have been looking at the 870 Super Mag Duck Blind Camo and the Browning BPS max-5. Anybody with these guns have an suggestions or recommendations. I am looking for something capable of 3.5" with 28" Barrel. I am not familiar with the BPS except what I saw in the store.
870 Super Mag or Browning BPS
- Thread starter roche1982
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- Ft. Mac. Alberta
I have tried and tried to like them, but I just hate the bottom loading M37 and BPS!!
Give me a Remington any day , far easier to load.
Cat
Give me a Remington any day , far easier to load.
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I've have a Browning BPS Hunter 12g. It is a beautiful gun. My friend has the Remington 870. Even he admitted the quality difference can't be ignored. The wood in the stock looks great.The solid steel receiver and trigger group just looks a lot more durable even though it makes the gun slightly heavier.I know this gun will stand up to the elements and the wear and tear for years to come. I will probably pass this gun down to my kids. if you can compare the guns side by side I think you will agree. The bottom load and eject means the casings fall around your feet and are not flying at the guy to the right of you in the blind or at the range. Its also a bonus for left-handed shooters. That's my 2 cents on it for what its worth. Good Luck, Happy Hunting.
Are we talking 870 Express or Wingmaster, there is a large difference. The BPS is a very dependable shotgun as is the Wingmaster and they are very much at par with each other the Express is an entry level 870. I have owned all three and like the top tang safety and bottom eject of the BPS after the hunt my buddies spend a lot of time picking up empty hulls in the water. Mine are in the blind. Its like trucks drive them all and buy what you like.
I strongly recommend the bps between those choices I have 10 ga bps and HAD a remington 887 nitro mag and had nothing but problems with it. Everything from the rib on the top of the barrel not being straight, shooting low and even had a spent shell spin around in the ejector port and not come out. A couple friends of mine also bought new Remingtons and both of them have returned them. I have had my bps for about 7 years and have hunted geese every chance i get with it and have never had an issue with it as long as I don't run federal classics through it. the bottom loading and ejecting is easy to get used to and is nice if you are left handed or hunt with someone who is. Another good thing about the bottom eject is when hunting farm fields in a layout blind the spent shells get thrown straight down into the blind and you don't have to go looking for them. As you can probably tell im not a fan of the new remingtons i wouldn't take another one if I had any other choices.. At the end of the day it's your money buy what fits you and makes you happy, i just think a browning bps will give you the most reliability for your money.
hope this helps.
hope this helps.
Urbansherpa
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- Hamilton, Ont
I have owned a BPS and my 17y old son has had an 887 Nitromag and now has an 870. The 887 was a POS and after falling apart Remington replaced it under warranty. We asked they replace it with an 870 Express. The Express is decent, but nowhere near he quality of the Browning. I'm a lefty and liked the bottom eject, as will your duck blind buddies.
I later sold my BPS for a Benelli SuperNova, which I LOVE. Solid, great gun, even for a lefty. The Benelli is also a 3.5" (which is unnecessary) and shoots my 3" shells perfectly thru the 28" barrel. I prefer he Benelli to the Browning and Remingtons.
Good luck.
I later sold my BPS for a Benelli SuperNova, which I LOVE. Solid, great gun, even for a lefty. The Benelli is also a 3.5" (which is unnecessary) and shoots my 3" shells perfectly thru the 28" barrel. I prefer he Benelli to the Browning and Remingtons.
Good luck.
