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hey all, I have an M1 Carbine and a SA M1A NM with walnut stocks... I am curious as to what finishes you all have used to treat your factory condition stocks.
i have refinished some older stocks with minwax wipe on poly (M1 Garand, FN49, mosin) after stripping, neutralizing and staining with minwax dark walnut... but they were older surplus grade rifles that I am not to worried about keeping too true to original as they are basically beaters.
i am guessing that natural boiled linseed or tung is the way to go... creates a burden of reapplying every year (whereas poly is pretty durable), but i would be interested in other people's procceses out there... any experience with birchwood casey tru-oil or other products????
i have refinished some older stocks with minwax wipe on poly (M1 Garand, FN49, mosin) after stripping, neutralizing and staining with minwax dark walnut... but they were older surplus grade rifles that I am not to worried about keeping too true to original as they are basically beaters.
i am guessing that natural boiled linseed or tung is the way to go... creates a burden of reapplying every year (whereas poly is pretty durable), but i would be interested in other people's procceses out there... any experience with birchwood casey tru-oil or other products????