Advanced Browning salt test.

How to know if you have a salt gun.

[@bill-qv3er]

Alot of folks put pads on the Superposed and other collectible guns and don't realize how much it kills the value. Really enjoy the videos !!

[@vernsquash8883]

I bought my Dad a new Superposed 12-ga Grade-1 in 1969 (had a good job). He shot many rounds hunting and trapshooting, then gave it to me in 2012. I took it to a gunsmith to replace the safety, and when he examined it he remarked, "I think you have a warranty issue here." Sure enough, he found salt damage and suggested I send it into Browning. Dear 'ol Dad still had his warranty card. I got a call from Browning about 3-weeks later and they offered to repair it, or send me a brand new Citori Lightning. I chose the Citori. Perhaps that was good Karma, but you have to give Browning credit for amazing customer service and credibility.

[@JohnnyBallou]

Very interesting! These videos are GREAT! I even watch the ones about guns I don't have! Learning a lot!

[@mikeproctor3664]

Excellent video, as a former collector of Belgium A5's I always wondered about salt issues in those guns as well as the Auto 22's.

[@hungryyeti2548]

Great info , I’ve purchased several Browning superposed and safaris all in 1969 era ,with your help I went in informed , made a bad purchase prior to finding your channel lesson learned , a lot of these gun shops know and don’t inform you , I won’t go back there it’s a shame.

[@johnwayne7476]

Very useful information. I have noticed this before on hi Dollar guns. Even saw a Rem. 552 that was of little value as a collector because it was pitted so badly. Suppose air moisture is all it takes. I blamed it on them being neglected. Now I know how it happens. Thank You.

[@idessaoutlaw]

My first gun in 1964 was a 552 that I still have. The good ole days.😎👌

[@andrewmoens8614]

Thanks Art, excellent content.

[@BourneAccident]

My buddy duck hunts in salt water... He has a $100 gun because the salt water destroys everything. Never heard of salt wood before. Interesting video. Thanks for making it.

[@Mindokwin]

I bought a 1966 T-bolt .22lr saltwood gun. Didn't know about salt then but the butt plate screws rusty and one dime sized patch on the barrel under the wood. I didn't pay too much luckily and now I store the stock off the rifle when not using it.

[@mikeproctor3664]

Years ago I had a T-Bolt T2 that had salt wood. It was sent to you by way of Browning to be re-stocked. Came back with not so good wood, sold it as I was worried the salt issue on the metal would return

[@johnburgess6572]

I thought you put your finger next to a screwdriver to keep it from slipping and scratching. Thanks, you're the best

[@davewinter2688]

Wow. I've read about the salt wood issue in the past but hadn't really thought much about it since. I guess the next time I think about buying a Browning or any others from that era I'll look extra close. Also, who needs a recoil pad on a 410?!

[@afinelookinggentleman2631]

Very helpful video. Thanks

[@celestialfix]

Very interesting video.

[@larrypesek8818]

Oh my... I have always wanted a Superposed... Wonder if they made them in 16ga... A .410 sounds more to my shoulder's liking though... Great info!!! Thank you!

[@parrisgeorge9708]

I could be wrong but I think they built 1 prototype 16 gauge when the Superposed first came out. It was on a 12 gauge frame and the 12 gauge barrels were modified into a monoblock with the 16 gauge barrels soldered into it. It was something that never made it into any production.

[@davebrown9040]

What kind of silver nitrate do you use (ie. is it pure or a mixture?

[@mikemoore9757]

Did any of this salt wood come from Warsaw Missouri?

[@k80shuter]

Thank You.

[@kenberscheit480]

could you glassbed the safari to keep the rust away from the bbl???

[@TimD9804]

This is real eye opener. I never knew of this. Great info, thanks. I have two questions. Does Browning acknowledge and make any attempt at compensation for guns found with this condition? Also, since you plan to sell the Safari, will you be disclosing this info to any potential buyers?

[@thephotoyak]

Yes Browning acknowledged it and will replace/repair for the original owner. Being that they were sold for about 5 years in the late 60s/early 70s, not to many are still owned by the orginal purchaser.

[@v.e.7159]

Had a Grade II 300 WM that had salt wood.

[@williewalker7955]

WHY the cocking lever won't catch WHEN YOU pull it back ? Please help

[@leep4965]

salt gun do we get this in uk then?? never heard of it

[@timothywalsh2955]

Get a soft scotch brite such as the white pads, clean metal parts of rust, grease and oil the action and go on living.

[@kenberscheit480]

how about a nice coat of oil before reassembly???? even on the one without salt????

[@strateshooter1402]

Wow !

[@ALAHOME]

So sad to see so many salt ones in those beautiful guns...

[@tonesw6957]

Recoil pad on a .410 ?

[@BourneAccident]

lol

[@briankeith922]

Guy who owns it is transsexual and didn't wamt to chance rubsureing one of his titties when she shot it. Notice how i was respectful in identifying her. How do you identify mam, i shoot the 410 with a recoil pad, made for a woman shot by a man that thinks he's a woman.

[@prevost8686]

Sounds like they were trying to make country ham out of wood blanks. I sure don’t get why they put a recoil pad on a.410

[@geraldswain3259]

Doesn't take much imagination to see why ,they have put the pad on to lengthen the stock , the cheapest way to do it ! .

[@14goldmedals]

The stock looked shortened quite a bit to fit someone small. Then the recoil pad added for the simple reason of "recoil". My psychic guess is long ago that beautiful shotgun was bough by a rich man for either his wife, a child or even a grandchild. Money means nothing to a man so he can have someone he loves to take hunting and target shooting. Regular men do the same for their loved ones just finding cheaper guns. I've seen many shortened shotguns of small gauge over the decades come up for sale. The majority were guns for the well to do of the era the guns were made. Today's collectors only see the money but I bet that little gem will be bought by exactly the kind of man I described due to today's ability to advertise worldwide. And it won't sell cheap.

[@adamtarbaux7769]

Did auto 5s got the salt wood? Because I own a auto 5 magnum made in 69.

[@MrMrsregor]

this is literally a video on how to check if a firearm has saltwood.. silver nitrate is the only way to know for sure

[@MrMrsregor]

quick google search says; any A5's 2,000,000 edition Commemoratives should be looked at

[@adamtarbaux7769]

@@MrMrsregor well I pull it apart not long ago no salt damage hammer was glued stuck after 40 or so years of gunk and grime but not rust.

[@strateshooter1402]

@@adamtarbaux7769 Good that there was "no salt damage hammer" .

[@trevorn9381]

No, the problem is generally found on the higher grade Superposed guns with fancy wood.

[@James-ki6xi]

Cant understand why you need a pad on a 410

[@danielleclare2938]

Urban legend salt is not used to dry wood only dry air works.. salt would attract moisture from the air not the wood... this lumber came from trees that grew in salty water so the salt was in solution in the fibres not pressed in by force...

[@jeriannking4473]

I guess you know more than this expert.

[@geraldswain3259]

You are talking out of your rectum you fool , salt applied to anything porous will draw out water and then absorb the salt .Also walnut trees will not grow in any form of salinity .

[@briankeith922]

So then i guess all of these guns that had this problem were the ones that were stocked out of mangove trees, or is this just urban legend? Have you ever seen a walnut tree grow in the ocean?

[@danielleclare2938]

@@briankeith922 you are a troll or a moron.. costal areas have salty water trees.

[@danielleclare2938]

@@jeriannking4473 Experts are a self appointed group so you are an expert too.

[@williewalker7955]

I've come across a Browning 2000, CAN ANYONE, TELL ME WHAT THESE STAMPS MEAN? 86360 C57

[@williewalker7955]

CAN ANYONE IN SHOTGUN LAND PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THESE STAMPS MEAN 86360 C 57