Browning BPS HD price

[ilmonster]

Of all places, I saw a used Browning BPS HD/Tactical (20" Cyl. barrel, synth. stock, 5 rd. capacity) at Gander Mountain for $249. Seems like a good price as they had a new one for $359. Your thoughts?

Oddly, they also had some 870 Expresses used for $199 which is reasonable around here. This from the store where everything else is outragously priced, especially ammunition (.45 LC Winchester for $50/box!). Even an MTM plastic ammo box is $5.99 vs. $1.99 at Cabelas. Rant over.

 

[[Pb]]

If it is in good condition, that should be a very good price. BPS shotguns usually go for a bit more than Remington/Winchester.

 

[ilmonster]

It literally looks as if it has never been used, no scratches, no wear marks on the action bars or mag tube. I already have an 870 w/police stocks, 20" bead sighted fixed IC barrel, so I don't have a need for another tactical SG, but that price seemed inexpensive.

 

[tango2echo]

That is $100-150 below what a used one goes for here.

 

[Ford]

Just bought a new one off gunbroker for $249. This is the new style. ( the one that the mag tube doesnt come out to the end of the barrel.)
The one I have, when it was still on Brownings web site it said it held 7+1. It will actually only hold 5+1 and it doesnt matter if they are 2 3/4 or 3".
The old style. The one that the mag tube is the whole length of the barrel. I beleive they hold 7+1 of 2 3/4 and 5+1 of 3"

P.S.
I am assuming the Browning BPS HD you are talking about is the same as the Browning BPS High Capacity.

 

[mptrimshop]

i just paid $430 for a used 28 inch duratouch duck blind camo BPS that was unfired .....still had stickers on it...... if you like pumps and have never shoot one you should....sooooooo smooth

 

[ilmonster]

Ford, yes the BPS I saw is the BPS High Capacity. The one I saw has the mag. tube that does not go all the way to the end of the barrel (like yours). It must be the 5+1 model. Because the barrel ring seems to be further out than regular BPS's, I am assuming another BPS barrel would not fit on it.

As an aside, another Gander oddness. I also saw two SuperNova's on the used rack, one for $349 and the other for $500. Both black, 28" Ducks Unlimited models. Can't see any cosmetic differences. Why is one $150 more than the other?

 

[batmann]

That is a good price IMHO. I just bought a new one exactly like the one you are looking at for $329 at Gander Mountain as a Christmas present to myself.
They are smooth and I really like the tang safety and bottom eject. Get it, you won't be sorry.
Yes, the Browning site from 2009 states it holds 7, but I called Browning just after I bought it and they said it really holds five. No matter, it is a well balanced gun for as short (20") of a barrel that it has.
That is the second BPS I own, the other is an older one somewhere around 10+ years and was the last year for the game scene 'engraving' on all the models. It is my Goose/Duck gun and has never failed me. I expect the new one to do as well.