GuitarmanNick
Ultimate Member
A friend has asked me to prepare a rifle for sale and input on it from the MDS members would be appreciated.
It is an old M98 action with no real historical value that was sporterized many years ago and is now chambered in .30-06. The barrel is 20" long with open sights. The action is drilled and tapped for scope mounts. Overall, very nice looking.
The stock is where my question lies. My friend used Gorilla glue to install a recoil pad and it is larger than the end of the stock. It was sanded and finished with an unknown material. It has fairly nice grain in the wood and was not stained.
This would make an excellent hunting rifle for our area, but I am not if I should stain it prior to refinishing. At present, the plan is to use a chemical stripper followed by sanding the recoil pad to fit the stock properly. The barrel makes contact with the stock in a few places, so it will be properly floated before finishing.
The question is: Do blondes really have more fun? To stain, or not to stain.
It is an old M98 action with no real historical value that was sporterized many years ago and is now chambered in .30-06. The barrel is 20" long with open sights. The action is drilled and tapped for scope mounts. Overall, very nice looking.
The stock is where my question lies. My friend used Gorilla glue to install a recoil pad and it is larger than the end of the stock. It was sanded and finished with an unknown material. It has fairly nice grain in the wood and was not stained.
This would make an excellent hunting rifle for our area, but I am not if I should stain it prior to refinishing. At present, the plan is to use a chemical stripper followed by sanding the recoil pad to fit the stock properly. The barrel makes contact with the stock in a few places, so it will be properly floated before finishing.
The question is: Do blondes really have more fun? To stain, or not to stain.
