Lost my BPS plug

sparkysteve · October 13, 2006, 08:26 AM

Anyone know where I can get a mag tube plug for a Browning BPS 12 ga. 3"? I turned my house upside down and can't find it. I also checked Browning's webside and Brownell's Any help would be great.

Clemson · October 13, 2006, 08:43 AM

The quickest way to get a plug in the gun is to cut a pencil to the right length and insert it into the spring. A somewhat classier repair is to use a wood dowell for the purpose. Cut the thing at a length that will prevent more than two shells from being loaded into the mag. You don't need a factory magazine plug.

Clemson

hoghunting · October 13, 2006, 12:23 PM

Brownells has what you need:

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/sto...+MAGAZINE+PLUG

I don't like using wood as a plug as it absorbs moisture and promotes rust in the magazine tube.

Clemson · October 13, 2006, 01:25 PM

Every Winchester Model 12 ever made, all the Ithaca Model 37's before 1980, and every Remington 870 up til around 1970 had wood plugs. Most still do. If the wood plug in the magazine causes trouble, think what the wood stock must be doing to the gun.

Clemson

HammerBite · October 13, 2006, 06:31 PM

Just cut a piece of dowel of appropriate length. Make sure to bevel the ends of the dowel so that it doesn't snag the spring as the spring compresses!

October 13, 2006, 08:26 AM	#1
sparkysteve Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2005 Location: Byron Center, Michigan Posts: 418	Lost my BPS plug Anyone know where I can get a mag tube plug for a Browning BPS 12 ga. 3"? I turned my house upside down and can't find it. I also checked Browning's webside and Brownell's Any help would be great. __________________ I have ADHD........Attention, Defficit, Hey there goes a squirrel! Dont tread on me.

October 13, 2006, 08:43 AM	#2
Clemson Senior Member Join Date: March 9, 2001 Location: Greenwood, SC Posts: 875	The quickest way to get a plug in the gun is to cut a pencil to the right length and insert it into the spring. A somewhat classier repair is to use a wood dowell for the purpose. Cut the thing at a length that will prevent more than two shells from being loaded into the mag. You don't need a factory magazine plug. Clemson __________________ NRA Endowment Member, NRA Certified Instructor CWP Holder US Army veteran Gunsmith www.boltandbarrel.com

October 13, 2006, 01:25 PM	#4
Clemson Senior Member Join Date: March 9, 2001 Location: Greenwood, SC Posts: 875	Every Winchester Model 12 ever made, all the Ithaca Model 37's before 1980, and every Remington 870 up til around 1970 had wood plugs. Most still do. If the wood plug in the magazine causes trouble, think what the wood stock must be doing to the gun. Clemson __________________ NRA Endowment Member, NRA Certified Instructor CWP Holder US Army veteran Gunsmith www.boltandbarrel.com

October 13, 2006, 12:23 PM	#3
hoghunting Senior Member Join Date: March 27, 2006 Posts: 1,559	Brownells has what you need: http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/sto...+MAGAZINE+PLUG I don't like using wood as a plug as it absorbs moisture and promotes rust in the magazine tube.

October 13, 2006, 06:31 PM	#5
HammerBite Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 429	Just cut a piece of dowel of appropriate length. Make sure to bevel the ends of the dowel so that it doesn't snag the spring as the spring compresses!