BPS Waterfowl

Built specifically for freezing mornings and grime-choked duck blinds, this pump-action shotgun stands out through its fully ambidextrous bottom-ejection and bottom-loading design. Dropping spent hulls straight down rather than pitching them across the blind keeps layout setups cleaner and spares your hunting partners. Combined with a top-tang mounted thumb safety, it handles identically for left- and right-handed shooters without requiring mechanical conversions or awkward reach.

The gun relies on a machined, forged steel receiver paired with rigid dual action bars. This heavy-duty architecture avoids the twisting and binding that plague cheaper slide actions when mud and grit enter the receiver. While the all-steel core makes the platform noticeably heavier than modern alloy or polymer-framed competitors, that added mass works to your advantage by soaking up the sharp, punishing recoil of high-velocity 3-inch and 3.5-inch steel shot loads.

In the marsh, cycling is smooth and deliberate, though the solid-top receiver means clearing a rare malfunction requires flipping the gun to access the loading port. The extra weight gives the gun deliberate, steady swing dynamics on crossing mallards, even if it feels cumbersome during long walk-in timber hunts. Against polymer options like the Benelli SuperNova, it trades raw weight savings for bulletproof durability, balanced swing weight, and blind-friendly manners that will outlast decades of hard winter use.