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Browning FN Mauser hi power Safari grade rifle
In early 1966 they apparently started the 5 digit serial numbers in the 30,000 range. Every gun I have seen from 1966-1968 had the year before the L and a SN between 35000 and 45999 (i.e. 8L45123). In 1969 and later production they all had the L and two digit date code at the end of the serial number (i.e. 64444L69).
Browning broadway salt wood serial numbers or years
2654 posts · Joined 2013. #3 · Feb 8, 2017 (Edited) "Saltwwod" guns were generally bracketed from 1967-1973, with a higher percentage of production in the higher grades. Check carefully for any visual signs of salt. If unsure, have a qualified 'smith remove wood and inspect action to verify no saltwood exists.
Dates for salt wood Superposed or other affected Brownings?
212 posts · Joined 2005. #1 · Jan 28, 2008. Hey all, long time reader of this forum and I have been reading a discussion on another board about the dates that salt wood was used on Browning Superposed and other guns. There seems to be alot of misinformation about these dates, which I have seen ranging from 1967 to 1976 on the long side to ...
Browning FN High Power Safari Grade Date of Manufacture, 3 digit
I took in trade a Browning FN High Power Safari Grade 30-06, Ser # L53x, and was hoping to get some help in dating it, from what I can tell it seems to be a 1st year production, 1969? Safari Grade? The metal is all good no rust, the ser # is in the barrel channel of the stock and matches the gun ser #. SHOOTER13 likes this.
Browning Safari Manufacture Date
Browning Safari Manufacture Date. Discussion in 'Discontinued Browning Models' started by Bob G, May 16, 2016. Bob G Copper BB. I have a Safari in 458 Win Mag. I know that it is a salt wood gun because recently I replaced the old butt pad with a Pachmayr Decelerator pad. The screws were impossible to unscrew. ... I use to have a link to serial ...
Salt cured Browning stocks
1412 posts · Joined 2005. #2 · Jun 8, 2011. biggun said: What years did Browning use the salt curing process in their wood stocks? Safari grade Fn Mausers in particular. Here something on it. In Brownings case, the problem first showed up starting in 1966 and ends on their guns about 1973. Superposes and T-Bolts made between 1967-1973 should ...
Browning Safari 30-06 Help (Pics)
SHOOTER13 Guest. The Browning Safari Grade Bolt Action Rifles were made from 1959 to 1974. Browning had them made up at the FN plant in Belgium with premium FN Mauser actions and barrels. An article regarding the process of treating stock wood with a salt curing confirms this took place from 1966 to 1971.
Salt Wood Brownings
Browning used the process extensively on guns made in '68 and '69 plus also a good many done in '67 and '70. The higher grades were affected more than the lower grades as they used the salt curing mostly on the good blanks. That does not mean that ALL Belgian Browning shotguns whose serial numbers end in S67 through S70 have salt wood ...
browning sarfari date of manufacture?
A Safari should have an "L" product code in the serial number. The date code would be 1 or 2 digits on one side of the L. 2Lxxxx would indicate 1962. 72Lxxxx would be 1972. Re: browning sarfari date of manufacture?
Browning Salt Wood Explained
This caused the rust associated with "the salt wood problem". 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.
Date Your Firearm
To find out about your gun's serial number simply click on your firearm. Historical Letters Available. Give us a call at 800-333-3288 to learn more about how you can add a piece of history to your Browning firearm. Born in 1855, John M. Browning dedicated his life to inventing revolutionary firearms that were desitned to shape the future.
Salt wood Brownings
Actually, the serial numbers play in the salt wood problem because the serial numbers tell you the year of manufacture. Before 1965 and you are safe. You are likely,,,not absolutely,,,safe after 1972. Any Browning firearm with walnut stocks made after 1964 should be suspect, period.
High Power Safari Grade
I have wanted a High Power Safari Grade for as long as I can remember. I finally found a salt free one in .300 H&H Magnum for under $1000 so I jumped on it. It is in excellent condition and has a Burris 3x9 scope in Weaver pivot mounts. I do plan on getting some better looking rings and will probably put a Leupold 6x42 scope on it. pacecars ...
Vintage Gun Scopes
In 1975 Browning began using the two (2) letter code system (located in the middle of the serial number) for determining the year of manufacture. For example "PN" would be "89" indicating 1989. LETTER NUMBER Z 1 Y 2 X 3 W 4 V 5 T 6 R 7 P 8 N 9 M 10. PRE-1975 SERIALIZATION: BOLT ACTION RIFLES (Safari, Medallion, & Olympian Models) 1959 - N/A
What year Brownings were salt wood
219 posts · Joined 2007. #13 · Aug 2, 2009. Excerpt from the "Blue Book of Gun Values", by S. P Fjestad: "During late 1966, Browning's salt wood problems began to emerge, and continued until 1972. Most experts have never seen a long tang salt gun, and therefore believe that almost 100% of the salt guns had short tangs."
Help with dating a High Power Safari
The serial number is five digits, then a space, and then L72, so it looks like: XXXXX L72 I've been looking at the table on page 2361 of this reference but it is very poorly worded so I cannot make enough sense of it to be 100% sure. It first says that between 1959 and 1962, there was no prefix (numeral-letter) before the serial number.
Browning High Power Safari Rifle 243 Cal Made in Finland
The bolt offers controlled feeding with a strong claw extractor, making the action especially popular with big- and dangerous-game hunters. Description: This is a beautiful Browning High Power Safari Grade with a Sako bolt action chambered in .243 Win caliber and rare pencil barrel. This highly collectible example was manufactured in Finland.
High Power Safari Grade vs. Medallion Grade
It was sold as "Medallion Grade" but I've just been informed by Browning that the L70 at the end of the serial number indicates Safari Grade, not Medallion. ... The salt wood process was adopted by Browning because fancy Walnut was getting very hard to find for the higher grades of their long guns in the late Sixties and early Seventies ...
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To find out about your gun's serial number simply click on your firearm. Historical Letters Available. Give us a call at 800-333-3288 to learn more about how you can add a piece of history to your Browning firearm. Born in 1855, John M. Browning dedicated his life to inventing revolutionary firearms that were desitned to shape the future.
In early 1966 they apparently started the 5 digit serial numbers in the 30,000 range. Every gun I have seen from 1966-1968 had the year before the L and a SN between 35000 and 45999 (i.e. 8L45123). In 1969 and later production they all had the L and two digit date code at the end of the serial number (i.e. 64444L69).
2654 posts · Joined 2013. #3 · Feb 8, 2017 (Edited) "Saltwwod" guns were generally bracketed from 1967-1973, with a higher percentage of production in the higher grades. Check carefully for any visual signs of salt. If unsure, have a qualified 'smith remove wood and inspect action to verify no saltwood exists.
212 posts · Joined 2005. #1 · Jan 28, 2008. Hey all, long time reader of this forum and I have been reading a discussion on another board about the dates that salt wood was used on Browning Superposed and other guns. There seems to be alot of misinformation about these dates, which I have seen ranging from 1967 to 1976 on the long side to ...
I took in trade a Browning FN High Power Safari Grade 30-06, Ser # L53x, and was hoping to get some help in dating it, from what I can tell it seems to be a 1st year production, 1969? Safari Grade? The metal is all good no rust, the ser # is in the barrel channel of the stock and matches the gun ser #. SHOOTER13 likes this.
Browning Safari Manufacture Date. Discussion in 'Discontinued Browning Models' started by Bob G, May 16, 2016. Bob G Copper BB. I have a Safari in 458 Win Mag. I know that it is a salt wood gun because recently I replaced the old butt pad with a Pachmayr Decelerator pad. The screws were impossible to unscrew. ... I use to have a link to serial ...
1412 posts · Joined 2005. #2 · Jun 8, 2011. biggun said: What years did Browning use the salt curing process in their wood stocks? Safari grade Fn Mausers in particular. Here something on it. In Brownings case, the problem first showed up starting in 1966 and ends on their guns about 1973. Superposes and T-Bolts made between 1967-1973 should ...
SHOOTER13 Guest. The Browning Safari Grade Bolt Action Rifles were made from 1959 to 1974. Browning had them made up at the FN plant in Belgium with premium FN Mauser actions and barrels. An article regarding the process of treating stock wood with a salt curing confirms this took place from 1966 to 1971.
Browning used the process extensively on guns made in '68 and '69 plus also a good many done in '67 and '70. The higher grades were affected more than the lower grades as they used the salt curing mostly on the good blanks. That does not mean that ALL Belgian Browning shotguns whose serial numbers end in S67 through S70 have salt wood ...
A Safari should have an "L" product code in the serial number. The date code would be 1 or 2 digits on one side of the L. 2Lxxxx would indicate 1962. 72Lxxxx would be 1972. Re: browning sarfari date of manufacture?
This caused the rust associated with "the salt wood problem". 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.
To find out about your gun's serial number simply click on your firearm. Historical Letters Available. Give us a call at 800-333-3288 to learn more about how you can add a piece of history to your Browning firearm. Born in 1855, John M. Browning dedicated his life to inventing revolutionary firearms that were desitned to shape the future.
Actually, the serial numbers play in the salt wood problem because the serial numbers tell you the year of manufacture. Before 1965 and you are safe. You are likely,,,not absolutely,,,safe after 1972. Any Browning firearm with walnut stocks made after 1964 should be suspect, period.
I have wanted a High Power Safari Grade for as long as I can remember. I finally found a salt free one in .300 H&H Magnum for under $1000 so I jumped on it. It is in excellent condition and has a Burris 3x9 scope in Weaver pivot mounts. I do plan on getting some better looking rings and will probably put a Leupold 6x42 scope on it. pacecars ...
In 1975 Browning began using the two (2) letter code system (located in the middle of the serial number) for determining the year of manufacture. For example "PN" would be "89" indicating 1989. LETTER NUMBER Z 1 Y 2 X 3 W 4 V 5 T 6 R 7 P 8 N 9 M 10. PRE-1975 SERIALIZATION: BOLT ACTION RIFLES (Safari, Medallion, & Olympian Models) 1959 - N/A
219 posts · Joined 2007. #13 · Aug 2, 2009. Excerpt from the "Blue Book of Gun Values", by S. P Fjestad: "During late 1966, Browning's salt wood problems began to emerge, and continued until 1972. Most experts have never seen a long tang salt gun, and therefore believe that almost 100% of the salt guns had short tangs."
The serial number is five digits, then a space, and then L72, so it looks like: XXXXX L72 I've been looking at the table on page 2361 of this reference but it is very poorly worded so I cannot make enough sense of it to be 100% sure. It first says that between 1959 and 1962, there was no prefix (numeral-letter) before the serial number.
The bolt offers controlled feeding with a strong claw extractor, making the action especially popular with big- and dangerous-game hunters. Description: This is a beautiful Browning High Power Safari Grade with a Sako bolt action chambered in .243 Win caliber and rare pencil barrel. This highly collectible example was manufactured in Finland.
It was sold as "Medallion Grade" but I've just been informed by Browning that the L70 at the end of the serial number indicates Safari Grade, not Medallion. ... The salt wood process was adopted by Browning because fancy Walnut was getting very hard to find for the higher grades of their long guns in the late Sixties and early Seventies ...