Owner's Manual

NOMENCLATURE

In conventional gun terminology, the position and movement of

shotgun parts are described as they occur with the shotgun horizontal

and in normal firing position; i.e. the muzzle is forward or front; the

butt is rearward or rear; the trigger is downward or underneath; the

sight is upward or on top. For general parts nomenclature refer to

Figure 1-A. The Browning BPS also is shown disassembled to the

extent necessary in order to follow instructions contained in this book

(Figure 1-B).

GENERAL OPERATION

The Browning BPS shotgun is a manually operated, slide action, repeating

shotgun. The loading mechanism is operated by moving the slide

(forearm) in a rearward motion, followed by a forward motion. This

action unlocks the breechblock, extracts and ejects the fired shell casing,

transfers a live shell from the magazine to the chamber and re-locks the

breechblock. The BPS is loaded from the bottom of the receiver and fired

shell casings are ejected from a bottom ejection port. Bottom loading and

ejection makes the BPS ambidextrous. The BPS is designed so that the

barrel can be easily removed by unscrewing the magazine cap from the

magazine tube and then sliding the barrel forward out of the receiver.

This facilitates cleaning, transportation and storage.

INITIAL CLEANING

Various exposed metal parts of your new BPS have been coated at the

factory with a rust-preventative compound. Before assembling your

FIGURE 1A

Butt

Stock

Trigger

Receiver

Forearm

Barrel

Muzzle

Rib

Safety

Release Button

Magazine Cap

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