Browning BSS Grade II

[Larry the Gun Guy]

I recently found this BSS grade II with 30" barrels and it is a joy to shoot.

[Joe from MO]

I bought a BSS 12ga last year, and agree that it's probably the easiest SxS to shoot well.

Mine is currently back at Browning getting the stock repaired, as I noticed a hairline crack by the trigger plate.... I believe the wood had softened from too much oil, soaking down into the stock.

They are built like a tank though, not something I'd like to hike 10 miles with chasing birds.

[Double Lab]

Stan;

When I said bullet proof I meant in comparison to other vintage guns of that design. Mine is a non-selective trigger also and I never shot anything more than 1 1/4oz loads out of it at modest velocities. The trigger and ejectors are extremely reliable and to me that's what makes a solid gun. Not the sleekest SxS but comfortable and reliable.

[Stan Hillis]

Quite right, Daryl, on all points. That trigger is perfection, for a single trigger, and the ejectors are trouble free as well. The barrels have to be tough, too. Mine has digested factory steel loads for many, many years with no issues, to the tubes, that I have been able to determine. Oh, how I wish they had made some with 32" barrels!! At one time I was considering having one sleeved to 32", but decided the juice wouldn't be worth the squeeze.

On another note, concerning the 12 ga. BSS, it has the narrowest frame, across the breech balls, of any 12 ga. S X S I've ever measured. Look down on one from the top next time you have a chance and notice just how sleek it looks from the top. Not the prettiest S x S when viewed from the sides, but one of the best suited for sporting clays and ducks I've ever found.

[Pay Dirt]

Good morning Stan.
While 32” barrels would have been great,
I believe the real loss is that Browning never made the BSS in 28 gauge.
The 28” 20’s are a fairly coveted item. A 28” 28 gauge would have been incredible.

[Joe from MO]

Originally Posted by Bobby Cash

Good morning Stan.
While 32” barrels would have been great,
I believe the real loss is that Browning never made the BSS in 28 gauge.
The 28” 20’s are a fairly coveted item. A 28” 28 gauge would have been incredible.

Or a 30" straight stocked 16ga.

[Milt Fitterman]

I have a 30 incher with Briley choke tubes. They look like they handle like a brick but my experience is the opposite.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Milt, I've seen you shoot many a gun and a gun in your hand is like a baton in the hand of a maestro conducting a symphony!!

[Whitefish]

I have a Charles Daly 500 that is almost identical to the Browning SXS in that they were both made by Miroku. It is a very nice gun and have never had a problem with it. It has accounted for many Grouse and Woodcock up here in the UP of Michigan.

[Milt Fitterman]

Thank you, Mike. Does that mean that the gun jumps up and down when I pull the trigger?