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I would see if it is indeed a salt wood stock. You can do like Hawk said and remove the screws in the butt plate to check for rust.

Really just check the normal stuff, cracks in the stock, loose hardware. I would ask to shoot it as well, to make sure there are no issues with the bolt mechanism, firing pin, feeding, trigger and see what kind of groups I got.

If you can get me the serial number, I can get you the date of MFG. The date of MFG is no gaurantee of salt wood but checking the screws will tell the story.

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Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
I don't believe, though, that any of the Sako action Brownings had the salt wood problem.


I own two and have had one other that begs to differ.

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Buttplate screws aren't always a 100% reliable way to check.I had a salt gun which broke out heavily in the action area,yet it never rusted the buttplate screws.

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Originally Posted by JohnMoses
Hawk,

I think they used that wood on everything, shotguns and rifles. I may be wrong though.

I'll pm you my address for that rifle. I'm glad you weren't killed. You should thank me.

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Originally Posted by WheelchairBandit
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
I don't believe, though, that any of the Sako action Brownings had the salt wood problem.


I own two and have had one other that begs to differ.

Brian.
Ok. My mistake.

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No worries.There is more disinformation out there about these rifles than any other mass produced rifle,ever.

A good book to own is Matt Eastman's Browning book.It's got an excellent,detailed chapter on this rifle.It has a couple of minor technical errors,but it's still the bible when it comes to these guns.Or any vintage Browning,for the matter.Well worth the money.

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Originally Posted by WheelchairBandit
No worries.There is more disinformation out there about these rifles than any other mass produced rifle,ever.

A good book to own is Matt Eastman's Browning book.It's got an excellent,detailed chapter on this rifle.It has a couple of minor technical errors,but it's still the bible when it comes to these guns.Or any vintage Browning,for the matter.Well worth the money.

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That book is sitting on the shelf just a few feet from me right now. I was just too lazy to take it down, and was going on memory from having read it about ten years ago.

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It's a good coffee table book.Great pictures.

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Yep. Covers just about everything Browning.

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I wish I had one for this deal.
sounds like I could have a Gem or a lemon until I get it in my hands, makes me a little nervous


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That's the way it goes with Brownings.I've had to send a bunch of them back over the years.

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Tell me about this salt wood. Was this wood recovered from the ocean, or some sort of curing operation?

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I think it was how they cured it but one of the gentlemen above would know for sure.


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It was furniture wood,bought from a factory in South America IIRC.Cured with salt.Only problem was,that once the salt came through the finish,that it eats the gun away to nothing.One of the major blunders in modern firearms history.Totally distroyed a lot of high end Browning rifles and shotguns.The T-Bolt and Superposed shotguns were hit hardest.

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Brian, I gotta get that book. I heard Browning offered to replace those stocks, but FN balked, the number was just too great and the work would have practically shut down the factory.

Are you still dealing in Highpowers? When I drum up some money for another I'll give you a call if you are.

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Originally Posted by elkhunter76
I think it was how they cured it but one of the gentlemen above would know for sure.
They were having trouble getting a sufficient supply of cured wood, so they developed a shortcut curing process involving the use of salt. Little did they know that guns made with the salt cured wood would cause all the guns to rust away where they contacted their wood stocks. There was a huge recall, and they replaced the stocks on all the rifles sent in, but lots of people either didn't hear about the recall, or didn't care, so lots of the salt wood stocks are still out there. I have two Browning rifles from the 1960s, but neither of them have the salt wood stocks.

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Browning Salt wood guns run from about 1967 to 71,72,depending on blanks left over. The "salt wood" came from the brine solution sold by the "Morton Salt Co" to "quick-dry" wood for many uses.
And of course,the years played it toll on the metal,both FN's ad Sako action rifles,as well as Superposed shotguns. If you ever wish to see a grown man cry,ask someone that has owned a Diana or Midas grade and left it in it's box for investment purposes...
Dealers have to watch for these,as well as collectors,the "salt-infested" guns will only bring about half of a clean gun,so that's why you see the prices all over the place..

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Originally Posted by JohnMoses

Are you still dealing in Highpowers? When I drum up some money for another I'll give you a call if you are.


I still do,though not as much as I used.Drop me a line whenever,if I don't have what you need,I can put you in touch with people who do.

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