TJ's Gun Blog

The Browning Superposed Shotgun

It is the late 80's. My hunting buddy and I were headed back to town from the hunting woods to escape the midday Florida heat. We were a little bored after a morning of hunting with no success. My buddy asked me if I wanted to go to Gator Skeet and Trap to burn some powder. I had shot some backyard clays before but never had been to supervised skeet field. I had my dad's trusty old Remington 870 Wingmaster in tow so I said sure.

As we arrived at the club we noticed the parking lot full of brand new pickup Trucks. The late 80's was a financial depression so we new instantly this was a rich mans sport. I quickly changed into my cutoff shorts and flip flops. As I stepped up to station one on the skeet field I glanced around at the competition. I noticed that the clothes he was wearing probably cost more than the my car and my shotgun. Then I noticed his shotgun was a Dianna grade Browning Superposed Shotgun. At the time I had no idea what that would cost. The gun was beautiful and every inch of the receiver engraved. We had an afternoon of shooting that I will tell you about next week.

The Browning Superposed shotgun began life in 1931 and continues to this day. It is a boxlock over and under shotgun. It is a John Browning design. It is manufactured in 12,16,20,28 gauge and 410. The Superposed came in Grade 1, Pidgen Grade, Diana Grade, Midas Grade.

Classic guns like these can be found at our shop Gainesville Pawn. They can also be found at Gun Trader Shows. Our next show will be Held in Newberry at the American Legion.. The Show will be held on December 11,12. The Address is 26821 West Newberry Road Newberry, Fl 32669. Our Schedule can be found a guntradershows.com or I can be reached at (352) 359-0134. I hope to see everyone there. Until then be safe everybody. Terry Jewell