I am looking for a HD shotgun.
I was going to get an 18 inch barrel for my 12 gauge Benelli Nova, but they want nearly as much for the barrel as I paid for the shotgun $315 (I only paid $369 for the shotgun). So this got me looking and thinking about just getting another Benelli Nova (Nova special purpose).
Then I ran across a unusual model Browning BPS. It is a NIB 20 inch factory extended tube model (7 shot). The shotgun is $385 and I like the thought behind it alot. It has a tang safety (nearly idiot proof), not alot of controls or buttons just the pump activation button to chamber the first round, it's both bottom load & eject. It could be used by a right or left handed person equally well. I like the simplicity of the BPS design (alot like an old model 37 Ithica (SP)). I know it doesn't have the ejection port to the right like an 870 where you can load one directly into the chamber so I'd have to load through the magazine. I'm not going to be doing any "tacticool" reloads, because if 7 rounds of 3 inch 12 gauge doesn't solve the problem I'm screwed.
I'D LIKE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS SHOTGUN FOR THE INTENDED HD ROLE?
smitty
I was going to get an 18 inch barrel for my 12 gauge Benelli Nova, but they want nearly as much for the barrel as I paid for the shotgun $315 (I only paid $369 for the shotgun). So this got me looking and thinking about just getting another Benelli Nova (Nova special purpose).
Then I ran across a unusual model Browning BPS. It is a NIB 20 inch factory extended tube model (7 shot). The shotgun is $385 and I like the thought behind it alot. It has a tang safety (nearly idiot proof), not alot of controls or buttons just the pump activation button to chamber the first round, it's both bottom load & eject. It could be used by a right or left handed person equally well. I like the simplicity of the BPS design (alot like an old model 37 Ithica (SP)). I know it doesn't have the ejection port to the right like an 870 where you can load one directly into the chamber so I'd have to load through the magazine. I'm not going to be doing any "tacticool" reloads, because if 7 rounds of 3 inch 12 gauge doesn't solve the problem I'm screwed.
I'D LIKE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS SHOTGUN FOR THE INTENDED HD ROLE?
smitty