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Update: My shop called yesterday and I picked up a BSS. It's a fresh and clean gun with only a few very minor blemishes. Single nonselective all Japan gun, 28" M/F, I expected it to be heavier than what it is, and at 7 lbs 6 oz. it is definitely not a fencepost like some will say. It's somewhat lively and balanced right on the hinge pin. The metal work and overall build quality is simply excellent and impressive. It has a comfortable and brawny "man's gun" feel, and quite the departure from my AyA #2 16. The chokes are .018 & .039 and I'll leave them as they are for now. With its 2 3/4" chamber I'll see how the 1 1/4 oz. Kent Bismuth looks on paper. I can always do what Stan did and open the tight barrel to Mod and shoot steel. I've used 2 3/4" steel in my A5 the last couple years, and it kills ducks just fine. Now I understand what you BSS fans know. It was worth every penny.
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Glad it meets your approval, Dave. Ducks beware.
One thing not often mentioned is the slimness of the BSS 12 ga. action. I once did some cursory measuring with a dial caliper and found that the width across the breech is the least of any 12 ga. S x S gun I own. It's certainly not a sluggish gun, yet attenuates heavy recoil quite well for me.
Congratulations, we'll be expecting pics in the next Favorite Game/Gun Picture thread, which I expect Greg to start up in about three months.
Best, SRH
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Thanks, Stan! Your experiences with your BSS definitely had an influence on my buying decision. I've hunted ducks in the Mississippi River swamps since I was a teenager, and at 60 I still get excited about it. Can't wait for that first hour opening day helter-skelter when ducks are in the air coming in from any direction. It'll be fun to knock 'em down with a double!
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 The serial # doesn't jive with the Browning supplied "look-up" info. I'm guessing it's a 1972 gun. ???
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Traditional swamp names are pretty colorful. Just around here we have "Bear Garden", "Devil's Woodyard", and "No Man's Friend". I've hunted all of them...Geo
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Our toughest spot is called, "By'-Hell."
Last edited by Dave Erickson; 06/28/20 01:57 PM.
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I grew up less than 20 miles from there. I certainly do hunt in that area but have been focusing on bigger water lately.
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Rubberhead, when you say "big water", are referring to lakes Marion and Moultrie?
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Traditional swamp names are pretty colorful. Just around here we have "Bear Garden", "Devil's Woodyard", and "No Man's Friend". I've hunted all of them...Geo One of the best duck areas we had when we had ducks was the "Gator Holes" and there was no quessing from where the name came. Gil
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We had a hot, unposted spot between two lakes near Fergus Falls, MN where I grew up called "Tennis Shoe Pass" because who ever got to a downed duck first after a big volley of gun fire claimed it. Also called "People's Pass"
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