![]() ![]() You can search there under "salt wood Browning" and find the thread, or search by my user name( gamachinist ) as I didn't post that much there. Posted a way to check using a small trace of chemical. While you are in there, check all internal parts for rust and deal with any you find.Īfter this long, if there is no rust showing, I would think it is safe, even though it may have been salt cured. If you feel brave, remove the buttstock while you are at it, and check the back of the receiver where it contacts for rust. One way to check is to remove the butt plate screws and check them for rust. It is entirely possible that the gun was redone previously as the higher grades had more problems than the basic grades. I doubt this is still in effect though as those guns are now 35 plus years old. I was told that they were racked in a box, and the salt poured over them, thus the ones on top got more salt imprenation.Īs a general rule, if the original owner sent the gun back complaining, Browning USA would fix it. Some of the stocks ( like mine) got more salt impregnation than others. If the gun has fared well for the last 40 years could one reasonably assume that the wood problem was corrected years ago or this gun wasn't manufactured with salt wood? I expect any problems would have surfaced long ago if salt was present.Īll of the stocks in that time frame were originally salt "cured" ( what in the hell were they thinking, they aren't hams!). This gun is 40 years old and it isn't showing any of the typical signs one might expect to see on a salt gun. One of my better customers is very interested in the gun and I told him this gun was produced during the time when Browning salt cured the wood, but I would hate to screw him on this deal. It shows ZERO signs of rust or corrosion of any kind. I'm not an expert but I don't think this gun has been refinished. Were all of these guns salt cured? Is it possible Browning replaced the wood years ago before it started to corrode? I also heard Browning refinished these gun for free of charge for the original owners. The only small hitch is that the trailing S8 in the serial # means that it was made in 1968. I have a beautiful 12ga Browning Superposed Grade II O/U shotgun at my shop. ![]()
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