You can order a history letter from Browning for @$50.
Contact Browning Customer Service at 1-800-333-3288 and for $39.95 they can give you a history letter that will tell you when it was made, where it went, etc.. After that, there is no way to "trace" it per se. If you think it's stolen call your local police and they might run the serial number.
Only the BATFE can run a trace solely on the serial number.
9952
YES
No published serial number data.
m8124
I think it is 1991
Contact the maker.
Contact your local police.
Resources to do that are available only to law enforcement.
You can track the serial number of money by using specialized software or databases that record the serial numbers of bills. This can help ensure its authenticity and trace its circulation by monitoring where the bill has been used and where it is currently located.
You will have to find a listing of all the serial numbers from the maker for the shotguns they made and go through them.