Upgraded my 870 to a BPS

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I just bought a Browning BPS in mossy oak which will be replacing my 870 special purpose magnum in mossy oak. Everything I read says that the Browning BPS is hands down a better quality shotgun then the 870... am I going to be dissappointed????
 
If you have taste for finer things, than you'll love the bps. If being cheap and dirty is your primary motivation, then you may want to stick with the 870.
 
I have an 870 and its been awesome but I have seen too many problems with the 870's in recent times to have total confidence in them any more. The BPS on the other hand is my favorite pump action ever.
 
Love my bps's also. The only suggestion is don't take it fully apart to clean the receiver with out someone showing you how to do it. Can be a real bear to get back together.
 
I picked the browning up yesterday and the jury is still out on whether it will replace my 870 mossy. It's a great gun for sure but after comparing the 2 and playing with them both I am still leaning toward my 870. I'll have to give it some hunting time for sure in order to get an accurate feel for it but worse case I have a great backup gun... not a bad worse case scenario :)
 
Turkeyslayer 1300 said:
Old Wingmasters aren't that special......BPS's are just as good.......
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And newer 870's aren't that bad,

Fact is, BPS's are heavy and the loading is a pain. Both are pedestrian firearms with the BPS being built to tighter tolerances and better machining.

I have owned both and found the BPS never fit me as well. The 870 worked just fine, handled nicely and I appreciated being able to load directly into the chamber. I moved to an M2 for hunting, so sold off my pump guns.
 
BPS=Big peice S--t Just kidding they are smooth and seem to hold up well the older 870's were extremly tough don't know about the new ones REM's quality seems to be down the last few years to put it mildly
 
3macs1 said:
Yes they are special.;) They fit like an old boot on so many different body types. BPS does not have the same fit and feel when mounted on the average size guy.
I love both in all gauges but would give up all my bps before any vintage wingmaster.
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Every person I know who picks up a BPS instantly likes them. Maybe the 3 Wingmasters I have owned were poor examples, but I'd stake my BPS against any manually operate shotgun in terms of reliability and build quality.

Also Brownings Quality has never slipped you get what you pay for, not a name that once meant something but now is synonimous with poor quality and have killed more than one other gun manufacturers good name after buying them up.

Remington is stale.
 
phinton81 said:
And newer 870's aren't that bad,

Fact is, BPS's are heavy and the loading is a pain. Both are pedestrian firearms with the BPS being built to tighter tolerances and better machining.

I have owned both and found the BPS never fit me as well. The 870 worked just fine, handled nicely and I appreciated being able to load directly into the chamber. I moved to an M2 for hunting, so sold off my pump guns.
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The BPS isn't that much heavier, and it is not any harder to load. Both firearms are great guns, that are well field tested. You'll enjoy having the BPS as a second gun if you choose it for that.
 
Turkeyslayer 1300 said:
Every person I know who picks up a BPS instantly likes them. Maybe the 3 Wingmasters I have owned were poor examples, but I'd stake my BPS against any manually operate shotgun in terms of reliability and build quality.

Also Brownings Quality has never slipped you get what you pay for, not a name that once meant something but now is synonimous with poor quality and have killed more than one other gun manufacturers good name after buying them up.

Remington is stale.
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Three wingmasters:eek: I have that in 410 alone:D I have a 1959 12ga skeet here that has fired more shells than a dozen bps and is the smoothest action you have even felt. Wish you could shoot her that would be the end of your bps.
Ok on bps Quality yes for sure other than Bps rust like crazy if you donot keep them well oiled vs a wingmaster
Now the show stopper, have you ever totally taken your BPS fully apart and cleaned it. That alone is enough reason for me to go with a 870. Not user friendly that is foir sure
I will never forget taking my 1st 10ga bps apart 4 hours later I was still trying to get the receiver back together and I have worked on guns for over 40 years.
 
3macs1 said:
Three wingmasters:eek: I have that in 410 alone:D Quality yes other than Bps rust like crazy if you donot keep them well oiled vs a wingmaster
Ok here is the show stopper, have you ever totally taken your BPS fully apart and cleaned it. That alone is enough reason for me to go with a 870.
I will never forget taking my 1st 10ga bps apart 4 hours later I was still trying to get the receiver back together.
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I conceed they are hard to put back together. But the second time it is much easier. Realistically most people can't be trusted to take anything apart, let alone a gun.

I'd say Remingtons rust faster than BPS's.
 
Turkeyslayer 1300 said:
I conceed they are hard to put back together. But the second time it is much easier. Realistically most people can't be trusted to take anything apart, let alone a gun.

I'd say Remingtons rust faster than BPS's.
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I would say by far the hardest shotgun to take apart and put back.But I take all my guns fully apart always have
I have a few bps and wingmasters in various gauges and I can assure you it is the brownings I have to watch for rust or not touch with fingers prior to putting in the vault after hunting or a cleaning. However my wingmasters except one are all old most prior to 1970 that is the only finish I have to compare against.
Maybe newer ones are prone to rust I really don't know.
 
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