Restoring old .458

[yarettlopez]

I am restoring a winchester M70 post 64 in .458 wm. I send it to full re-bluing and now I will continue with the wood, but before doing a refinish I would like to know if there is any oil to bring the stock back to life or if it is necessary to redo everything, thanks for your help.

 

[503]

I've done several stocks by light sanding and several coats of boiled linseed oil. It will keep it looking dark the way it is now but it's a good finish.

I'm sure there are better woodworkers On here than me that will have good input as well.

Cheers

503

 

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[Nhoro]

From what i can see, the grain on your stock is pretty rough. So if you want a high class finish, you need to remove the finish thats on there and fill the grain and refinish. That said a coat of oil will make it look better.

I have refinished several stocks and it is worth the work.

 

[Christian Davis]

I refinished my Browning a bolt using french red stain and Linspeed oil, and I have been happy with the finish. Definitely have to completely strip the old finish first to get good results. I used citristrip.