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The 20 gauge Superposed is in league with small frame Foxes and O frame Parkers, light, well balanced and great handling production guns.

I have had a few, only kept the ones that really floated my boat. I kept a 1932 32" Midas Trap, a Grade 1 prewar 28" skeet with double single triggers, a Grade 1 prewar 30" with double single triggers, a prewar ribless Lightning 26" skeet, a first year 1949 28" solid rib 20 gauge field gun in new condition, a first year 1951 Grade lll 28" field choked 12, and a 1950 vent rib 26 1/2" field choked 20 gauge. I know some of these are oddballs, but that's what I like. About the least expensive of them all is the Midas Trap at $1100.

I still have 3 of them. 2 twentys (RKLT) and a pre war 12. Nice guns.If I had to give up my Foxes, they are what i would keep.

HHHHHMMMMMM Browning Superposed .Or to put it another way .B****y good guns ,do just about any thing exept breed the in captivety .

The European models in graded guns are an excellent value IMHO. ApparentlY, there is not much 'collector' interest in the United States, hence their low price relative to our Grade 2-5 or Pigeon grade through Midas. About a year ago I bought a 20b Superlight in B2G configuration. It cost me about half what a Pigeon grade would have and I think the engraving...and it is hand engraved, is better than a pigeon and not quite as good as a Pointer. A beautiful gun indeed and real value for the $$$.

I still have five of them, all 12's : four Superlights and one 3" Mag. The '67 solid rib gun and the '72 VR each weigh 6lbs 7.2 ounces. The '69 SR gun and the '83 VR one each weigh 6lbs 10 ounces. I absolutely love these as upland guns. Light enough (for me, anyway) for extended carry and heavy enough to swing well. My wife uses the one with the prettiest wood! And she shoots 1 1/8 to 1 1/4 loads while hunting. She is totally unaware of recoil. The 3" mag does not get shot with anything more than 1 5/8 loads and is really impressive on late season roosters from any angle. I have never personally noticed that the Superposed recoil anymore than any other guns of the same weight. Yeah, I think the Superposed is great.

I'm a Browning guy and just got my first Superposed last week!! 1959 Belgian Lightening,12g, 28" bbls, IC/Mod, round butt grip and long trigger guard tang. 98% condition too!! Ya really don't want to know the $$.

Over the years I've owned over a dozen Superposeds. Right now I have only a solid rib, double trigger FN Superlight, a vent rib American market Superlight and two FN Special Trap No. 6 Bunker guns with the mid width rib and Mark 5 triggers.

I was surprised to read the comment that Brownings have the reputation of loosening up quickly. My experience has been exactly the opposite.

I had a standard weight 28" skeet gun that I personally put 103K through at IntSk. I'd bought it used and when I sold it locking was a little loose, but still adequate. I had another FN Superposed bunker gun that I put 80K through and it was tight as a tick when I sold it. My current FN Special Traps are medium mileage now, but the barrels still have to be manually pushed down when the lever is opened. They won't drop of their own weight.

I get to see a lot of guns in my job, but the Superposed has always been something special. And, yes, they are a bargain here in the US used market. A new Grade I from the Browning Custom shop starts around $17,000. That is not a misprint.

Bruce Buck

In 1956, I bought a 3 inch chambered superposed from Stanford Sport shop in Palo Alto , Calif. I worked graveyard at Varian Associates and went to school afternoons. During the duck season, I was on the San Francisco bay every day in a scull boat or in a blind. At the end of the season the Browning, having digested 1 7/8 loads, lots of em was loose and all the Blue was worn off it. Salt water and poor maintenance....Bill Donaho, Stanford Sport shop, woudnt even believe it was the same gun...It went back to Browning and passed out of my life shortly after...Killed a Bunch of ducks tho...Went to a Model 12 waterfowler, 3 inch, solid rib..