Wingbone

Best pump shotgun made today.

RedAllison

I to agree that the BPS is THE best pump gun out there (with regards too toughness and overall quality). I have 870s, a 1300, an 835, my grandads old Stevens (on a mdl 12 patent) and NONE of them have the fit, finish and solid feel of my BPS. The model 12 wasa good gun for it's time, John Browning simply never built junk. BUT with a single slide arm it simply isn't as strong as practically ANY of todays pumps.

That being said, I just simply don't use my pumps much anymore (except the 835 and 870 for turkeys) as I prefer O/Us and autos!
RA

slugman

Blasphamy ! How can you say that with a straight face ? I've had a BPS and its not even close. Everytime I take my Model 12 to shoot at the range at least 2 ppl try to buy it from me. Even when I got checked by a ranger this yr, he spent more time eyeballing my Model 12 than messing with me. Top pump of all time. Hands down, IMO 2nd is the 37.

oldelkhunter

Well no one said they don't have collector value. Ithaca 37 while a nice shotgun is not in the same league.Ever look at a Browning 42 ?..makes the 12 look even sicker?

slugman

John Browning was the man. However the model 12 is and always will be better than the BPS. It's ranked by almost every "periodical" (wow my vocab for this early ) as the best pump gun of all TIME. BPS wasnt even listed .......guess all those surveys and research were wrong.

oldelkhunter

Slugman, I have shot and handled both and both are very good shotguns. I don't see all the hype about the 12 to be quite honest. I like o/u's and semi's for bird hunting and would take pretty muchany of them over the BPS or 12

slugman

The model 12 I have is a pre-1964 model, that belonged to my grandfather. It stays in my safe other than the few times a yr I shoot clays or take it afield. I shoot my Berreta O/U and my Ithaca most of the time. Never had the urge to get a Semi , if I did , would be a browing.

oldelkhunter

That's a great reason to treasure a shotgun like that and to pass it on to your heirs when the time comes.

redhead522

I probably would have gotten a BPS if it hadn't have been for the price tag, especially since many companies sell autoloaders for about the same price. As it is, I'll stick to the 870's.

Wolf651

I was also going to get the BPS, when I went shopping for a shotgun. I check into a little pawn shop and found me a better deal, an A-5 12ga. It's not new but man that thing is nice. I think BPS is the best pump out there today. The model 12 is a nice pump gun too, but I prefer the BPS over any pumps out there.