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Hi:
Just wondering if anyone converts BSS's to double triggers? Have an older non-selective trigger BSS that I've had seemingly forever that really fits well, but would really like double triggers. An alternative might be to fit the selective trigger if that is possible. Any leads would be welcome!
Thanks,
Paul
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Paul,
If you call and check on the price of such a conversion, would you please let us know how much it costs? I would certainly like to know, for the same reason as you.
Thanks, Stan
Last edited by Stan; 10/17/09 10:09 PM.
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Welcome to the board, Paul. I have the exact same gun that you do. I bought it a few months ago- as new in the box, but I have not shot it yet. I didn't want to get it dirty.  Yes, let us know what Art says about it, please. And thanks for dropping in. Hope to hear from you in the future.
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Thanks for the info (and the welcome) - will let you all know what he says. Paul p.s. Jimmy, some of my (less refined) friends might mention that there is no such thing as a pretty BSS, so you might as well shoot it and get it dirty  I actually really like the BSS series, for some reason all the older Browning shotguns seem to fit me really well.
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I saw one a couple years back. Don't know who did the conversion. Didn't want it myself, but the price was decent. Probably should've bought it to offer it for sale here. I've seen this question before! Of course Browning did get it right when they made the BSS Sidelock.
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Why not just search up a Miroku Ch Daly 20ga Mod 500? Bet you could buy gun for cost of trigger conversion.
A Springer Spaniel, a 6# double and a fair day to hunt.
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Erik:
That has been suggested to me before, but there are a couple of reasons I hesitate to do that.
1. I have a large amount of "trigger time" with this gun and it has been fitted to me. With my limited skills, having only one or two guns is a definite asset as I can develop a familiarity with them/it.
2. I use it pretty much only for waterfowl or turkey (really want to be able to select which barrel fires first so i can select a goose/duck load or choke depending on proximity of turkey) and the weight advantage the BSS enjoys over the Daly helps tame the recoil of the loads I generally use on that game.
3. Maybe the biggest factor is that I just genuinely like the gun (and I really already have a 20 gauge that I use for chasing birds in the mountains - actually everything but waterfowl and turkeys) and I have had it long enough that it has become part of the family so to speak.
Would be a great choice though if someone was looking for a lightweight 20 gauge though - they're pretty nice guns for the money they currently fetch.
Paul
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Paul, it's not clear from your posts whether the gun in question is a 12 or a 20. If it's a 12, you could buy a relatively inexpensive (relatively, not absolutely) BSS 12 with the selective trigger, and have your gunsmith swap the frames between the guns. The barrels are interchangeable between the NST and SST guns (with some filing/fitting usually required). You get to keep the "fitted" gun and you could then sell the newer gun with the older frame. You would probably take a hit on resale because of mismatched serial numbers, but probably less net cost than fitting double triggers. If the serial number mismatch bothers you, have your smith swap the trigger assemblies between the two guns (and disclose this when you sell the newer gun). It's not the DT swap you asked about, but it does give you a selective trigger. If your gun is a 20, same principles apply, but cost of entry is higher.
Not too many parts are actually interchangeable between the BSS and the pure Miroku or Miroku/Daly boxlocks (despite sellers' claims that the Miroku is just like a BSS, but cheaper), but there is a gunsmith in AZ who advertises on GunBroker. He has a slew of Miroku SxS parts and would know if the DT swap is doable with available parts. Do a GB search for Miroku and his partial list of parts should come up. If you can't find him, let me know here and I should be able to find his contact info for you.
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Was just going to let those of you who inquired that Art really had no interest in doing the conversion to double triggers or to a selective trigger. Oh well.
Replacement: Sorry for not being clear, but the gun is a 12 gauge. I think your idea of picking up a SST gun and swapping the trigger assembly or frames has probably the most merit. Then I would end up with a loaner when my relatives visit. Of course, best case would be to come across a trigger assembly from a scrapped gun...
Anyway, thanks for the ideas!
Paul
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