I once had a Ruger No 1 220 Swift that started to rust where the wood meets the metal. It was pretty much everywhere. I mentioned this to a friend and said that it reminded me of salt-cured Browning wood. The friend said that wouldn't be a surprise as Ruger once bought a large quantity of salt cured wood from Herters. He advised me to send the gun back to Ruger and to mention the Herters wood. Ruger reblued the gun and replaced the wood with old-style wood. Didn't cost me a cent. It even has a red old style pad. My brother still has the gun and it still looks new.
