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The easiest way is to unscrew the butt pad screws and see if they are rusted.
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What is the value of a Browning 7 mm Remington mag made in Belgium with the numbers 58400 L70 stamped on the side in great shape?
Is your rifle a Safari, Medallion or Olympian Grade Bolt action? Assuming it is in absolute mint condition and no salt wood, the Safari is worth $850-$1050, Medallion grade $1,900-$2,100 and Olympian Grade $5,200-$5,800. The price range is based on condition of the rifle, wood grain and engravers (Olympian Grade). Your rifle is a short extractor model (1968-1975) which typically doesn't command the same price as the long extractor rifles (1960-1967) and it is a 7 mm. The 7 mm is one of the highest number produced calibers for that era rifle. One thing you need to do is test the wood with silver nitrate solution to find out if it is a salt wood rifle. Browning tried to cure the wood on their stocks quicker back in 1967-68 by putting a mound of salt on the stocks. The salt was pulled into the wood and now we have salt wood stocks. The majority of people will tell you that you only need to be concerned about salt wood from late 1968 to 1971. That is not true and I have prooved it. I have personally tested 1968-1974 rifles with salt wood stocks. Unfortunately, if it is a saltwood rifle you are looking at almost giving it away to get rid of it.
What is the value of a Browning Arms 7mm Rem Mag Serial No 8L46695?
Your Browning model safari bolt action rifle,which was made in the year 1968 with the serial number that you provided,will be valued according to 2 different things.One is if your rifle,s receiver is not damaged by the salt wood that was used by FN to quickly age and dry the wood used for your stock,or not damaged by this process.If your rifle is not damaged(pitted) by the salt then between 750-1,100 dollars dpending on the overall condition of your rifle.If it is pitted then between 200-400 dollars.
What years did Browning make salt wood Safari rifles?
Typically 1970-1974.
What is meant by the term Salt Browning?
During the time frame of 1966 to 1971 Browning salt cured (or salt dried if you prefer) their stocks. When rust problems began to arise, Browning offered to replace the "salt wood". You had to prove you were the original ower as the warranty didn't transfer to subsequent owners.
What is salt wood?
Between 1966 and 1972, the Morton Salt Company sold Browning a new salt method of "speed drying" walnut blanks when Browning's ability to provide kiln-dried wood couldn't keep up with demand. There was a down side to this process. It yielded a good many salt-filled stocks and/or forearms that resulted in rusting metal surfaces where there was wood/metal contact.
How can it be deteermined if a Browning salt gun when returned to the factory under original owner guarantee had the wood sealed or had the wood replaced?
Only the Browning factory would have the answer to that question.You may want to inquire what the Browning service department did. Contact them by phone or through the web site.
Salt wood and browning co story?
The term "Salt Wood" is due to wood having been cured by salt. The long range effect that salt had on the gun metal resulted in rusting and pitting of the metal. Salt wood resulted from a process used on some Brownings to speed up the curing time of wood used for gunstocks. The salt would draw out the moisture and speed up the drying process. Some of the salt residue remained in the wood grain and caused damage where the metal and wood made contact. The wood was from a supplier to Fabrique Nationale at the time, around 1965. FN made the guns for Browning, and had no idea of the impact that it would cause. Browning recommends checking Superposed shotguns and T-Bolts made between 1967-1973. Also Belgian made Bolt Rifles made between 1967-1976. Other models could also be affected.
What is the value of a Browning 270 rifle made in Belgium with a serial number 6L37456?
Assuming that you have a Browning safari grade bolt action rifle which is chambered in a standard caliber(270 Win.) the value of your rifle with a original finish between 60%-90% is 550 -1175 dollars.Your 6L prefix to the serial number indicates that your rifle was made by FN of Belguim for Browning in 1966.This was during a time when FN used salt to cure and age the stock wood quickly.This caused the firearms to rust under the stock line!If yours has this problem then the value would be diminished quite a bit,
You recently purchase a Browning bolt action 243 it is a safari grade made in Finland the serial number is 1568Z4 you are wanting to know the manufacture date and if this is a salt wood gun or not?
You will need to contact Browning
What is the value of a Browning 270 medallion rifle made in Japan with serial number 12962PN217 bolt action?
your 1989 made browning medallion is going for between 265-600 dollars depending on the overall condition of the wood and metal.
Where can you find a wood stock for FO1NR33746 Browning shotgun?
Contact Browning.
What years did Browning make salt wood superposed shotguns?
@ 1966-72 "This salt curing process began in 1966 and continued until around 1971. In those few short years thousands of Browning's were fit with salt cured wood. Now, I didn't say they all were, but a good many were. It wasn't too long after the salt wood installation process began, when a few guns started appearing in the repair shop and then it became a full-fledged epidemic as they began to pour into the St. Louis repair facility. When I arrived in 1971, there was no shortage of work in the gun shop.
