I probably will end up waxing the stock a day before I plan on taking it out spring turkey hunting. I don’t want to give it a shiny coat of anything as it won’t look vintage and antique to me. My guess is there really isn’t a right or wrong answer and no wood finish that will look period correct will ever be durable or completely waterproof. My gun and wood was pretty ruff. I paid $45 for it at a rummage sale about a 20 years ago. I have $75 invested in a pair of replacement hammers and the rest of the restore I did myself and by a friend who has been a gunsmith for over 20 years. He trades me free work for letting him hunt my land now and then. I don’t want to get to carried away with the wood but was hoping there was an obvious choice of durable, waterproof, finish. Sounds like wax it is!
Last edited by Tripplebeards; 03/26/21 07:44 PM.
