Anybody own/ use a browning BPS high capacity before ????

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I have the opportunity to grab a rare browning bps and need some input

Model : bps high capacity
Only made for 1 year back in 2007, the model for sale is a 20" ic fixed bore with a 7+1 ammo capacity... i own a bps field I use for turkey and like it ( nice and smooth action) but i couldn't really find much info out about the high capacity as they're now 13 years old and only a couple thousand were made ...
Aftermarket parts are not on this planet other than a stock or forearm from a normal bps... the price is $800 for the gun i think this is high considering cabellas once sold them for $450 but that was ALONG time ago .

Is this something I should consider or avoid? Anybody here own one or handled one? I've read they blow the 500/870 out of the water with quality/ durability but who knows if only 1 review says that. There is not much to compare it against other than 1 YouTube video. I really like the 590a1s but there common and readily available, this however is not, hence the topic of discussion.
Thanks guys, Let me know

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I've never owned one but it's a typical BPS, in other words it's a well made gun in all regards! I'd think that the build quality is better than just about anything being made today in that style of shotgun. As you point out, there are no after market parts other than stocks so if that's important to you then pass but if you can use it the way it is then..... They only made them for one year so to purchase as an investment hoping that some day it will increase in value might work out but that's always a gamble so the question is do you want it? If you do then buy it and if you don't then pass it by. Almost doubling in value in 13 years is maybe a bit extreme but then they don't make them anymore do they.
 
I’ve got one but I paid 350 brand new. Love it, works just like the others. It’s my over the bed gun. The only thing I noticed was with the short barrel it can be loud, sensitive ears. Couldn’t find any after market parts and mine didn’t come with a plug. I tried those plastic plugs you cut to fit, keep jamming, so I went to a piece of doweling. Never thought of prettying it up with wood stocks. If you’re a tinkerer an older 870 might be you’re best bet. No breakages, no problems ,no jams. Bird shot, #00, the odd slug all okay. Never tried the reduced recoil loads.
 
A couple big years ago EE had one listed for around $650. If you trust Iraqvet8888 it's an awesome piece that eats everything. You need to decide if lack of a side ejection port matters to you (if only for quickly loading a shell).
 
Modern BPS are fantastic firearms made out of the miroku factory in japan. They make top notch stuff, and i would say the best winchester and browning guns ever made. I dont see much use in the extended mag but to each their own. Id choose a bps atill with its normal capacity over alternatives from remington or mossberg.
 
I have a BPS All Weather High Capacity that is similar. It's discontinued as well and I purchased it for $600 two years ago. They are VERY well made but I think $800 is too high.
 
Thanks for the input guys, I offered 700 as it is new. I wont be paying 2x the actual value even if it is rare. I can buy a 590a1 thats on the same or heavier duty level compared to the bps. For 800$
Ill keep posted on the outcome
 
Ive never held a mossberg that felt heavier built then a bps. Though i have not held that specific model ive all ways come away from them disapointed. Ive seen bps's new go for 650, though not the extended mag ones. Still any browning gun is a good gun so far i have not been disapointed with their quality. And they are one of the only companies making a canadian flyer and app for said flyer, this includes winchester.
 
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