Prewar Browning Superposed?

[ismith]

Anyone around here a Superposed fanatic? Just got what looks to be a good one and wondering how good/rare a deal it was. It's a first-year gun with 32 inch full/full barrels and a single trigger.

 

[Wally Dog]

Easy to date by serial number

 

[Hem]

Sweet!
How much? 10k?

 

[Ben Lamb]

Anyone around here a Superposed fanatic? Just got what looks to be a good one and wondering how good/rare a deal it was. It's a first-year gun with 32 inch full/full barrels and a single trigger.

Probably a trap model with those long tubes & tight chokes.

The prewars are legendary for a lot of reasons. Fit & finish for sure but that single select trigger was a marvel of modern engineering at the time.

Fantastic guns and pre-war bring a a lot more value if unmolested.

 

[ismith]

Sweet!
How much? 10k?

A new one would cost that! This one will cost me a little over 1k after my FFL get his cut.

 

[ismith]

Probably a trap model with those long tubes & tight chokes.

The prewars are legendary for a lot of reasons. Fit & finish for sure but that single select trigger was a marvel of modern engineering at the time.

Fantastic guns and pre-war bring a a lot more value if unmolested.

Yeah, I figure I got it for what I did thanks to the Pachmayr butt pad and the upgraded trigger. I really ought to get it lettered, but more than anything I'm looking forward to breaking some clays with it next spring.

 

[Hem]

A new one would cost that! This one will cost me a little over 1k after my FFL get his cut.

So I'm curious? What's your plan with 32 " barrel and full/full?
Waterfowl I'm guessing, or safe queen?

 

[Hem]

You answered as I asked.

 

[ismith]

You answered as I asked.

Might work for pass shooting ducks on the Missouri too.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Yeah, I figure I got it for what I did thanks to the Pachmayr butt pad and the upgraded trigger. I really ought to get it lettered, but more than anything I'm looking forward to breaking some clays with it next spring.

If it's not a collector grade gun then your options for improvement into a field gun exist.

Lengthening the chamber to 3" along with lengthening the forcing comes, and shoot bismuth/tungsten shot - no steel. The action can certainly handle the pressure.

The pre-wars only had double triggers for the first few. The single select was added early in the line, after JMB passed & his son finished the design.

If the only alteration is the pad though, you could restore it to its original condition. These are getting harder to find in solid condition.

 

[ismith]

Picked it up from the FFL yesterday, missed a rooster with it this morning. Nice handling gun, should work pretty well for trap.