BPS Takedown

[HB]

Went dove hunting yesterday in heavy rain that lasted all day.... Got home at 7:00 that night to discover rust on the boltface and shell elevator arms and the action was getting stiff. I was not happy at all, especially with the amount of rust on the bolt.

I decided to take it apart, disregarding the owner's manual, and now have a problem.
I got the gun apart with no problems. Wiped down, oiled the trigger group, and the two "bars" that control loading from the tube. I felt pretty confident at this point.
I replaced the "bars" and then tried to work the trigger group into the reciever. Not much succsess. I pulled the trigger in hopes it would slide in better, but the hammer is now wedged agains the inside of the reciever, pinning the trigger group in.

I am now going to try to loop a string around the hammer to free it and start from there.


Any tricks, tips are needed, Please.

HB

 

[rcmodel]

First tip is never pull the trigger on a disembled gun!

If it came apart cocked, then it goes back together cocked.

Beyond that, I can't be of any help, as I have never had a BPS apart.

The good news is, since you live in St. Louis, the Browning U.S. factory repair center is only a few miles away from you!

Browning Service Department
One Browning Place
Arnold, Missouri 63010-9406
1-800-322-4626

rcmodel

 

[HB]

Thanks, I'll probably run it down to Arnold along with a buckmark that has a removable barrel that won't come off!

HB

 

[Big Az Al]

That Is Why

I personally don't like a certain make and model of shotgun.

Working on my own and others OOPS's, I can not imagine owning a field gun that needs a qualified gunsmith to field strip!

 

[HB]

Yeah, it's a little wierd, but not too bad. This is the first time I have done it since I bought the gun right after 9/11. It's had about 5000 rounds through it, without any problems until this. It was actually very clean, but I had to get the water out. I love the gun though.

HB