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A buddy of mine wants to have his 21 Skeet wood refinished. Recommendations?

Good stuff that Timberluxe

Ken, here's a link to an old Thread in the Amateur Gunsmithing forum that had a lively debate concerning the pros and cons of Timberluxe.

https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=561377&page=1

And there is also a lot of information and opinions about many other gun stock finishes. You or your buddy might want to wade through that to help make a good decision. Even the real high dollar gun stock professionals will tell you that there is no one perfect finish that is best for all guns all the time. A hunter in coastal Alaska will have different needs than a skeet shooter in New Mexico. For a true collector, the very best finish is the original finish, so the best course of action might be nothing more than a careful cleaning.

Brian Board did a clean Timberluxe finish on this early 21.
Linseed oil base.

John,

If it were my gun, I’d do just as you’ve indicated.
I’d tidy up the original finish and address a small transverse crack at the trigger guard screw and shoot the heck out of it. The gun isn’t collector quality, just a well used example.

Thanks,
Ken

A most recent Timberluxe finish



And it smells like gun