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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Gun Sights & Optics => Topic started by: 243kid on January 11, 2018, 10:46:05 PM

Title: Weaver base for BPS
Post by: 243kid on January 11, 2018, 10:46:05 PM
My BPS is drilled and tapped and l would like to find a weaver style base for it.
I am having a hard time finding anything other than saddle mounts!

Need some help...
Title: Re: Weaver base for BPS
Post by: Prohunter3509 on January 11, 2018, 11:13:07 PM
Bought one a Lil while back from Clark on all about shooting
And Ata reasonable price and he ships quickly
Title: Re: Weaver base for BPS
Post by: USMC0331 on January 12, 2018, 04:53:18 AM
Browning sells one.
Title: Re: Weaver base for BPS
Post by: bpsmag1026 on January 12, 2018, 08:46:48 AM
Check optics planet, I'm pretty sure they carry them.
Title: Re: Weaver base for BPS
Post by: CrustyRusty on January 15, 2018, 11:25:07 AM
There  is no Weaver base for the BPS.   Browning has a proprietary base that is poorly designed and it's made specifically for use with weaver type scope rings. Unfortunately that limits you to using a regular scope or a red dot that has a longer tube and needs two mounting locations. The cross-slots in the base are a U channel  so if you want to use a Burris fast fire you will have to take a file to one of the slots to make it a bit wider and squared off so that the fast fire will fit.    In addition they use a proprietary size screw as well that is difficult to match with standard scope base screw sizes.

Years ago I tried to get EGW to make me a custom picattiny rail for the Browning.   After going back and forth with EGW for several months they must have finally given up and blew me off and I never heard back from them. 

William at Sumtoy is a regular on this site.   I have never used him for any work but he most certainly seems to be very attentive to the needs of folks on this forum. I would suggest reaching out to him to see if he can either make a base for the browning or re-drill and tap it so that it could take a standard Weaver or pic base.  Good luck..