Ok I just stripped the finish and am going back with a spray on satin finish Pro-Oil finish. I have already sprayed the forearm and it turned out looking about like it did before stripping. This is a field grade gun

I also glass bedded (for the first time ) the stock inletting and am going to do it again on a project that I first have to fix a broken stock and then glass bed. I want to record my process on the next one in pics and narrative.

This time it turned out good but I learned a lot and will put it to good use on the next one.