Not all "salt year guns" have problems. You just have to educate yourself on what to look for. Actually very few Grade 1s have salt issues. It does become more of a problem in higher grades. I have three 1968 "New Model Skeets" without a hint of salt. Next to the sound of a slick Model 12 being pumped on Skeet doubles, the opening, ejecting and closing of a Superposed is the sweetest sound on the Skeet field.