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.

 

[ismith]

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.

Added butt pad, later factory installed single select trigger, safety added to tang, cracked forend. I'll probably leave her as she is. She's definitely a trap gun.