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Hi all, does anyone know if the bbls of a Browning BSS/Sporter are chrome lined? This is the SST version BTW.
Thanks so much!!
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these guns were made in the seventies and eighties; before steel shot; hence no need to chrome line.
Last edited by ed good; 05/22/10 07:31 AM.
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Chrome lined bbls definitely preceded steel shot. I have a set of Italian made bbls proofed either '69 or '70, would have to go look for certain, which are chrome lined. I can't answer as regards the BSS, but chrome lining was popular during their era. It was not introduced for the purpose of making the gun "Steel Compatible".
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Greg, No Chrome in BSS bores. I have opened the chokes on many with standard tooling. But you can never say never. I have run across plated barrels where you would not expect them. I chewed up a set of reamer blades opening up the only set of chrome lined Merkel barrels I have ever encountered.
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If any doubt remains, clean the barrels well, removing all oils, and touch a drop of cold blue to the inside. Chrome won't take the blue.
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SST Sporter. I seem to recall that all the Sporters had selective triggers, but some of the standard (PG) BSS did not. Am I remembering correctly??
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If I remeber corectly, the newer ones were SST guns (with gold triggers). The older ones were NSST (silver triggers). I don't think the model (Sporter or Field) had anything to do with that... I may be wrong though. I am not sure of the year they switched to single-selective triggers.
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No doubt in my mind, there's no chrome in BSS bores on any of the guns I've seen or owned. I've cut the forcing cones on a few BSS guns as well as a number of field grade Citori's. None had chrome.
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I have seen few (maybe none) of the Sporters with the silver NST. That gun seems to have pretty good wood fit, but the Sporter wood could have been retrofitted to what was originally a PG gun. I'm doing that to one of mine because I have a nice PG gun and an extra set of 20 gauge Sporter wood and a long tang trigger guard. I'm guessing the gun in the pics is original.
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