Have a question about a browning barrel

[peterf225]

Have a browning BPS special steel 12 ga and the barrel has two stars on it but doesn't say if it is a full or modified choke. Can someone educate me?

 

[AK shooter]

It probably has screw in chokes.

 

[peterf225]

no screw in chokes. I know there is a marking system that stands for full, modified, and cylinder bore but I don't remember it and can't find it off hand.

 

[lost]

From ShotgunWorld
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=15122

BROWNING CHOKES AND THEIR CODES (ON REAR LEFT-SIDE OF BARREL)

* designates full choke (F).

*- designates improved modified choke (IM).

** designates modified choke (M).

**- designates improved cylinder choke (IC).

**$ designates skeet (SK).

*** designates cylinder bore (CYL).

INV. designates barrel is threaded for Browning Invector choke tube system.

INV. PLUS designates back-bored barrels

 

[bhp9mm]

2 asterisks mean on a Browning shotgun Modified choke

 

[peterf225]

Thanks for the info guys.

 

[bhp9mm]

The older brownings use an asterisk (*) or a set of them to determine the choke of the barrel. (one) * is Full, (Two) ** is Modified, and (three) *** is improved cylinder. This marking is usually located on the side of the barrel along the same line as the mfg's name.

 

[AK shooter]

I had to go and look at my A-5 and it has one asterik*. I have seen it there but didn't know that's what it meant. Learn something new everyday.