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So I was drinking & went to an online gun auction Browning superposed
Posted on 5/24/14 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 5/24/14 at 5:46 pm
I ended up buying a grade 1 browning superposed 12 ga o/u for 800.00 bucks I think that's fair.
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Posted on 5/25/14 at 12:06 am to Cracker
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800.00
Seems very low to be honest.
Are you sure this isn't a salt gun?
Posted on 5/25/14 at 7:56 am to weagle99
Yes I did see a 28 ga salt gun go for 8000.00 I thought I was going to die
Posted on 5/25/14 at 8:06 am to Cracker
Great buy if it isn't a salt gun...
Posted on 5/25/14 at 8:51 am to weagle99
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Are you sure this isn't a salt gun?
Superposed models were especially prone to this.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:16 am to dawg23
Salt gun? I've never heard this term.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:45 am to 633tiger
Browning had to get wood that was treated with Morton salt when they couldn't kiln dry walnut fast enough for their guns. The term is known as a salt gun.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:50 am to KingRanch
You learn something new everyday
Thx KR
Thx KR
Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:54 am to 633tiger
They are prone to severe rusting where wood meets metal as one would expect from such.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:56 am to 633tiger
This is what a salt gun can look like under the wood:
The old T-bolts are also at risk.
The old T-bolts are also at risk.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 10:48 am to weagle99
Very interesting...I have never heard the term "salt gun"before....
Is there a particular date range or particular models that they did this on?
Is there a particular date range or particular models that they did this on?
Posted on 5/25/14 at 10:51 am to Spankum
wow...never heard of this either... pretty cool... unless you own one
Posted on 5/25/14 at 10:52 am to Spankum
Snipped from an article at LINK
1966-1972 it seems
Another interesting snippet
So be relatively cautious with all guns around that timeframe?
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According to Schwing’s interviews with Browning’s Harm Williams and Val Browning, all the salt curing was done in the US and affected at least 90% of all Browning stocks from made from 1967 to 1969. The problem continued to show up until 1972, but in smaller numbers.
1966-1972 it seems
Another interesting snippet
quote:
By the way, Browning wasn’t the only one to get taken in by the salt wood walnut curing process. I’ve heard that some other gun companies did also, but weren’t quite as up front about dealing with it.
So be relatively cautious with all guns around that timeframe?
This post was edited on 5/25/14 at 10:54 am
Posted on 5/26/14 at 9:36 am to Mizzoufan26
Just getting back to this. There is no way to fix the salt wood problem other than replacing the wood entirely. At one time Browning would provide new wood for the original owner of the gun at least, they might still do it for other owners not sure. Problem is after all this time the metal under the wood can be trashed.
This is a good video showing restoration work for those that are interested:
LINK
This is a good video showing restoration work for those that are interested:
LINK
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