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Sounds like most of you have multiple rifles and are well used. To wear out a frizzen, bringing home the meat and winning matches you...

My go to rifle is a bench built mid eighteenth century style flintlock, cherry stock, very plain. It has won many matches and taken...

I don't have any "fancy" guns such that are highly decorated or relatively expensive. Not that I eschew them, more because I'm not...

I’ve never had a beater gun of any type. Even my inexpensive guns are well cared for. I don’t use a firearm to beat down the brush or as...

There are not a lot of deer where I do most of my hunting. So I figure if I am going to be setting in a tree all day and not see...

I'm no hunter. So curious about what your flintlock hunting rifle really looks like. There are a lot of beautiful rifles shown but...

Looks good brother!

OK... This is the best that I can do. I wish I could produce the beautiful wood work that you all have shown me. But this dog is too...

Update......It's been 5 days since the last hand rubbed coat and I am happy to say that it is no longer tacky to the touch. I just left...

When applying by hand you generally get a rather thin coat. But, as I and others have posted in this thread, a heavy coat or series of...

I haven’t been able to get the spay can version for a while. As stated, I do spray TruOil (thinned with naphtha using an airbrush) but...

Yep! I believe it's a result of not allowing it to dry out completely. The coats that I applied were put on thinly. I just finished...

Hi, Your problem is none of the coats are drying so new coats are not bonding with any cured surface. Let me suggest an alternative to...

Thank You gentleman for your feedback. Very beautiful stock finishes you all have. I did apply the first to the last coat very thinly...

I think your problem is you're putting on coats that are way too thick. Coats should be applied very, very thinly with your fingers and...