My 788 30/30 is all dressed up and ready to go to the range, as soon as my Dr releases me:>(

Brother_Love

Brother_Love

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I got the rifle refinished and ready for the range. I stripped to old finish and refinished with 9 coats of tru-oil. After the last coat I rubbed it down with pumice and got it to a semi-gloss finish. After 3 coats of Johnsons Paste Wax I ended up with what you see. I am by no means a pro woodworker but I can tell myself it looks better than it did. I added a recoil pad and a new Vortex 3-9x scope. I cant wait to see how it shoots.
Thanks
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Very nice, I have one in 222, 22-250, 6mm rem, 30-30, and 308, they all shoot great and none of them has wood as pretty as yours and Bens get well soon praying for you

Bill
 
Nice job. Easy to refresh it down the road too.

You guys are killin me with the nice 788 stocks. Ours is still done in mud dobber stain. I won't be tempted into another project, I won't be tempted into another project.....
 
They are first rate rifles and difficult to find these days.

After 50+ years of using Tru-Oil, I finally discovered the no fail, no run method. I rub on a coat and immediatly rub it off with a paper shop towel and set it aside to dry. I wait a day between coats and can go as many as you want. The finished product will only need a rubbing with a soft cloth for the finished finish.

Here is a stock I finished that way. It has about 30 coats on it.
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