My brother has one. Decent accuracy. Nice rifle. I assume you have had it out of the stock to make sure you don't have rust below the stock line? Weren't those the ones that had salt in the stocks? My brother's stock finish started to craze all over with tiny cracks and since I hate that thick finish anyway I re finished it for him. It's one gorgeous piece of wood.
I'm not one for collectors so wouldn't care one way or the other if it had a few character marks.
Yes Browning had the infamous "salt wood" problem with them. Mine has been checked out. It was made in 1974 which was the last year they were made and IIRC from internet research, this was after the salt wood period....but you never know. I also remember that the problem was more common with the stocks in higher grade rifles with fancier wood.
What did you use to refinish your brother's stock? Sounds like a fun project.
