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hardley davidson
I have a 28 gauge o/u dated 1969...skeet ..its about 90% plus and is very tight but has a recoil pad ...the measurment from trigger to end is 14 1/2 inches...also when i took it to a gun show this weekend i was told its a salt wood stock.so i have two questions...

1. should i have the stock replaced ? and who does that ? and what does that cost ? my uncle was the original owner but i have no receipt to show he bought it.

I'll probably sell the gun and wonder if it was worth replacing or not.

2. approx value please
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  • bobski
    im pretty sure browning will still replace it free. call them. btw...1500.00 approx value on gun.

    former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, former navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction.
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  • taperloc
    Hello hardley,
    The following info is quoted from Ned Schwing's book, "Browning Superposed"
    "The best method of determining whether or not a Superpose is fitted with a salt wood stock is to first carfully examine the outward appearance of the gun for discolored or dark spots. Slide the forearm away from the breech end of the barrels to look for signs of rust on metal parts. For a more definitive determination, remove the buttplate, scrap away a small amount of exposed wood and apply a one percent solution of silver nitrate to the freah wood. If it remains light purple then there is no evidence salt in the buttstock, but if the solution turns white that is a clear warning that salt has contaminated the buttstock or forearm".
    Schwing also state that secondary owners with no warrenty card are being directed to other repair sources.
    I have a 20 ga. Skeet/Skeet which is also in the salt gun range. I took it to the Browning repair facility here in St. Louis, Mo. and the could not tell me for sure whether or not it had a salt gun stock etc. Apparently, the guns were a mix of both stocks, i.e. not all guns in the serial # range were salt guns.
    I am far from a Superpose expert, but I would think that your 28 ga. would bring a price of at least $3,000.00.
    Hope this helps.
    Taperloc.
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  • CountryGunsmith
    Taperloc is right. Not all guns in the salt wood serial number range have problems. If your gun shows no sign of corrosion under the wood I would not worry about it that much. Just be prepared to show that to prospective buyers.

    Scrappy Doo sleeps with the fishes.
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