Wood Gun Stock Refinishing

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Wood gun stock refinishing.

How to refinish a gun stock. One of the biggest selling points for wooden stock guns is their timeless beauty. If the gun you re considering for refinishing is a collectible please be advised that any alteration to the originality of the firearm including refinishing the stock may decrease the street value of its potential collectible status. But as time wears on the wood on these guns can lose its luster.

Most long guns made before 1960 have a wooden stock by default. Refinish your stock how to use stock finish how to refinish a rifle stock on and on. Diy easy refinish a gun stock. Time and elbow grease disclaimer.

He wanted a nice gloss finish on the stock. Sandpaper 150 grit 400 grit 3. Safety gear gloves eye protection 11. Sealing the wood of a gunstock is one of the most important steps in stock finishing.

5 ways to refinish a gun stock yourself plus other touch up tricks. And often these guns are handed down over time as family heirlooms so successive generations can enjoy their beauty. I was asked to refinish a gun stock to be used as a gift. Make your favorite rifle or shotgun look good as new with these tips.

In my own collection is a rather well preserved mossberg 22 target rifle and i m working on restocking a rifle with a new wooden stock so i ve been paying close attention to gun stock finishes. Dirty worn out gun stock 2. The finish was worn and dull with scratch marks. Gun oil had stained the wood dark in spots.

In this guntec presentation larry potterfield founder and ceo of midwa. The website you re now reading ranks high in a google search but listed before it can be the how to videos i describe above which seem to come and go for a time all offered as helpful tutorials on gunstock refinishing. While some aging is considered normal and can add to the aesthetic of the gun it is not practical to allow the finish to deteriorate. With use over time wooden gun stocks can get to a point where the finish is dull and damaged.

As well an extremely valuable firearm may be perceived of lesser value if modifications. It needed a good refinishing.