Browning commercial mauser info pls *now pics of the new toy*

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I was at a buddies place the other day and he had for sale a Browning with a m98 large ring commercial mauser action in 7mm rem mag, the stock had a gorgeous piece of wood on it, a nicely engraved hinged floorplate and a very classy engraved crossbolt through the stock. I kind of shrugged it off because it weighs a ton and I'm into light guns but now in retrospect I find myself thinking about how beautiful the stock would be if it was refinished and the rifle cleaned up a little. Its a really classy looking rifle.

I'm going to go take another look at it and get some numbers but in the meantime....
What can you tell me about these rifles, and what is the price range that they go for.
Thanks for any help
 
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They're called the Browning Safari, made Fabrique Nationale ( FN) in Belgium, one of the best sporter mauser actions ever made. Good triggers, and overall they were fit and finished very well. $500 is a very good price unless it is beat up. Mine is in excellent condition, and I wouldn't sell it for $1000.
 
I've been reading about the Salt stock problem with certain vintage Browning rifles, not sure the date of manufacture on this one but I'm going to get the serial numbers and any info as soon as I can.

As far as condition, the finish is still intact but there are handling marks, the bluing on the barrel looks good but the gun is a little dirty and needs a good cleaning to further evaluate the condition.
 
Good Price !!!!

That's a real bargain for that price , I own 3 Belgium made FN Browning's in the Safari Grade , Two are in Mint condition and I have been offered over
$1500.00 a peice for the .300 Mag and the .338 But I am not selling they are collector peices to me .
I also have one in .3006 It has some wear on it cause I use it for hunting , All of them are Quality Gun's that shoot well , At $500.00 I would not Hesitate:50cal:
 
Salt stock - yes, some some of them had wood cured with salt, but just take the action out of the stock, you'll quickly see if the metal has rusted. If it hasn't by now, it won't.
 
These are very nice guns and thats a steal if its in any kind of shape. Haveing said that, if you redo the whole thing the collector value is gone but you'll still have a great rifle.
 
Grades !!

From what I understand on the S/N :pirate:
L=Safari
M=Medalion Grade
O=Olympian Grade

The .3006 I own was won by my father as a conselation prise from CIL , in 1966 They had a promotion on He was telling me , You buy a box of CIL Ammo and it entered you in a Draw the Grand prise was an African Safari all expensis Paid and then there were 100 Browning's in .3006 as conselation prizes and he won The Rifle that i use today.
 
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Went and got it today, I'll take some pics so you can have a look at what kind of shape its in. The sticker price was a little more than I remembered it being but I feel it was still a good deal. All the numbers match, its stamped into the stock and scribed on the bottom metal as well as on the barrel.

Considering it was made in 1965 and obviously used I would say its in very nice shape. I took the barrel/action out of the stock and it is evident that the barrel isn't free floated and you can see in the bluing that the stock is touching the barrel in many spots. Would it hurt the value if I smooth out the barrel channel to free float the barrel?

Stay tuned for pics
 
Why not shoot it first? There is nothing magical about free floating. Lots of rifles shoot good with a bedded barrel. I have a Sako .222 that I floated, and then found that it shoots better with some pressure at the tip.
 
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