Browning BPS

Specifications

Maker: Browning
Type: Shotgun
Action: Pump action
Era: Modern (1946–1999)
Produced: 1977–
Magazine: 4 rounds

Chambered in

12 gauge
20 gauge
28 gauge
.410 bore

Stock

Wood
Polymer

What it is worth

$455–$825

Well-worn to unfired · priced 2026-08-05

Blue Book of Gun Valuesvalue guide$455–$825 2026-08-05

Indicative only. A second-hand gun is worth what its condition, chambering and provenance say — these are published figures, not an offer.

Chapter 01

Overview

The first pump-action sold under the Browning name, shown to dealers on a 1977 price list at $209.95 and first offered in 12 gauge, later in 10, 16, 20 and 28 gauge and .410 as well. Its bottom-eject layout goes back to John Browning’s own design for the Remington Model 17.

Chapter 02

How it works

A milled steel receiver with a single port in its underside that both loads and ejects, which makes it truly ambidextrous, and a thumb safety on top of the receiver that works the same for either hand. Twin action bars connect bolt and forend, and a fork-style carrier lifts the shell instead of the solid lifter most pumps use.

Chapter 03

In the field

Field & Stream calls it a favourite of waterfowlers who value reliability above everything, with a four-shell magazine and Invector Plus chokes; it weighs 7 to 9 lb depending on gauge. In Sweden a single-barrelled shotgun loaded with slug may be used on wild boar, fallow deer, roe and mouflon out to 40 m, provided the hunter is qualified for a class 1 rifle.

Sources

Written from: Celebrating 40 Years: BPS Pump-Action Shotgun — Browning, Browning BPS Shotgun Review — Field & Stream, Klassifikation av jaktvapen i Sverige — Wikipedia (sv) — read 2026-10-29

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