Ken, not to be smart but if you want to replicate the original finish that was on the lower graded guns, easy, brush on shellac and that is it.
Daryl, I am guessing all the oil that is found in stocks is linseed oil, especially if it is hard. There was a period back then when people had read articles on preserving the wood and bringing it back to what it was when it left the factory. The trouble is, they never read the whole process and never took the receiver from the stock.
Factory for an oil finish was to submerge the stock in linseed oil and let it sit for a day and rub it out. Again and again and then to use some of the recipes they had for a final finish. This process might take close to a month.
I still can't comprehend using that much oil on the barrels and receiver to seep into the wood with the gun standing.
Last edited by JDW; 02/10/14 02:41 PM.
