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Okay, here is the REAL scoop on the Model 20. The gun was designed by Frederick L. Humeston who was an engineer at Winchester before moving to High Standard. (Humeston was the primary designer of the M1 Carbine.) The patent for his pump-action was assigned 1/2 to High Standard and 1/2 to Sears. The Model 20 predated all High Standard shotguns based on this design by several years, so it's really inaccurate to refer to the Model 20 as a "High Standard Model 200," as is often seen on the Internet. It's also been reported that the Model 20 was based on a Remington patent. This is clearly not the case. If you compare the detailed drawings in the Humeston pump-action patent with those of C. C. Loomis at Remington for what would become the Model 31 as well as those for the Winchester Model 12, it's easy to see that Humeston was trying to integrate the best features of both of these guns in his design. It's no wonder many who have Model 20s (or later High Standard pumps based on the same patent) claim they have the slickest actions of any pump they've ever handled. With the Model 20, you've got the love-child of the 12 and 31.

Yup. A Model 20. These are very interesting pumps and rival the Remington Model 31 for "slickness"--which isn't all that surprising since they are essentially the same design. In the late 40s Sears bought the patent rights for this gun from Remington* and then contracted with High Standard to build it for the J.C. Higgins line. In the 60s, High Standard bought the rights from Sears and produced the gun as their model 200 and various Flite-King models right up into the 70s. Contrary to what a lot of people think, the J.C. Higgins Model 20 preceded the High Standard models, so it is incorrect to consider the Model 20 a "Sears version" of the High Standard 200. The reverse is actually more accurate. *After doing some more research I now know this is not correct and the source I was using for this info is inaccurate. I'm doing some more research and will post my finding later.

I just picked this up. Anyone want to take a guess at what it is?

This guy's 3-part series on disassembly and reassembly of the BPS was painful to watch. Nails, claw hammer, and no vocabulary--it was like watching an instructional video where the teacher not only doesn't know his subject, but is speaking Swahili too. If this guy can tear down a BPS and get it back together in working order, anyone can. (Just remember, if taking down a BPS is too much for you, you can always take it to a "gun broker." ) "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350">

Maybe not nuts, but I never bid on an item from a new seller with no feedback.

So...returning to this topic: If I get an 870, is this the stock I need to tailor it to fit me for trap or skeet? http://www.overstock.com/Sports-Toys/Wes...40/product.html

The more I've thought about what I wrote, I think I need to revise it. The BPS is based on Browning's original design in the same way the Remington 11-48 was based on the long-recoil design of Browning's original patent for his auto-loading shotgun. So I suppose in that sense alone it is a "redesign" of the 17 and 37.

Always take Wiki articles with a grain of salt. I'm registered as an editor on there and I try to correct blatant inaccuracies when I run across them. A good example is where this article states that the Browning BPS is a "redesigned" Model 17 and 37. Not so. The BPS is not in any way based on the 17 or 37.

Bud's has got 'em in stainless: http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/36_385/products_id/56503

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A Browning design, which, with some mods by Pederson, became the Remington 17 and Ithaca 37.

Name the gun and the designer:

Very cool.

His description says USAF.

I enjoy Nutnfancy's gun vids on Youtube. He has said for years that he's in the military, gradually revealing more details, including his rank, etc. He has continually gotten a lot of posted comments saying he's a liar and full of baloney, etc. This video should put those naysayers in their place: "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350">

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I spray the brush part with solvent and then run it through several times.

If that's the case, I'd choose the LC9 without a doubt.

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The statement as written is FALSE, but not for the reasons that have been stated. "On the Browning Auto-5, the very handy magazine cutoff was not part of Browning's original 1900 patent for this gun..." This is true. "...but was later designed and patented by him in 1904 after Auto-5 production had begun at FN in Belgium." This is false. Production of the Auto-5 began by FN in 1903. In 1904 FN engineers designed and patented the magazine cutoff, not John Browning. The modification was integrated into production in 1904 and some guns that were manufactured without it were even retrofitted. FN engineers modified Browning's original design in other ways, too--most notably improving the safety design. Because of these and other changes made by FN, except for the very earliest A5s to come out of FN, the Remington Model 11 and the Savage 720 were truer to Browning's original 1900 patent. However, there was never any indication from Browning or FN that Browning disapproved of the changes FN made.

True or false: On the Browning Auto-5, the very handy magazine cutoff was not part of Browning's original 1900 patent for this gun, but was later designed and patented by him in 1904 after Auto-5 production had begun at FN in Belgium.

I like the A-Zoom snap caps. They seem to be better made than any of the other I've looked at.

You can still sell it in person but require the transaction take place at an FFL and be recorded.

Under federal law, a private citizen can ship a gun to a FFL in another state. Long guns can be mailed, but only a FFL can mail a handgun. It's always wise to check the state laws in the state you intend to ship to because there may be state laws requiring that all guns be received by a FFL.