Opinion on “Custom Oil Gun Stock Finish”

[RicM]

I am accustomed on cleaning my stocks (if needed) with warm water, Murphy Soap and a wash cloth. On any stock in the past on occasion I have use Boiled Linseed Oil, and use Renaissance Polish.

I came across this stuff and a little
reluctant on any hard gloss polish. Any opinions out here?? “Pro Custom Oil Gun Stock Finish”. Thanks

 

[Johnny Tremain]

I have only used Tung oil finishes for decades. The piece Im working on now (not a smoke pole) Im using Birchwood Tru-oil. As far as I can tell, (only 3 coats in) It works the same as Tung Oil.
I work only with walnut, so other woods I dont know.

My flinter was built in 2005, and is as water proof as the first year I took into the bush.

 

[Cattywompuss]

I am accustomed on cleaning my stocks (if needed) with warm water, Murphy Soap and a wash cloth. On any stock in the past on occasion I have use Boiled Linseed Oil, and use Renaissance Polish.

I came across this stuff and a little
reluctant on any hard gloss polish. Any opinions out here?? “Pro Custom Oil Gun Stock Finish”. Thanks

Certainly nothing wrong with most gun finishes. Just depends on the look and feel you want. For ultimate waterproofing you want a sealed and water repellant finish. But... that doesn't always look "correct" to the HC crowd, and Certainly isn't always as pretty as the extraordinary finishes of many builders. That stuff is probably as good as BC Tru-oil, which to be fair is a modern finish.

 

[waksupi]

Certainly nothing wrong with most gun finishes. Just depends on the look and feel you want. For ultimate waterproofing you want a sealed and water repellant finish. But... that doesn't always look "correct" to the HC crowd, and Certainly isn't always as pretty as the extraordinary finishes of many builders. That stuff is probably as good as BC Tru-oil, which to be fair is a modern finish.

When I worked for Serengeti Rifles, I did extensive testing for a finish that would be waterproof and durable. Our dangerous game rifles spent a lot of time in Africa, Alaska, and South East Asia, under the worst of conditions. Everything failed, including that Gawd Awful Weatherby finish. We finally settled on Hunter's Shack from Brownell's, but when a customer would hunt a rain season in Alaska or Asia, the guns would come back for refinish, with not a trace of the original finish left on them. I suspect the only successful water proof finish would be a two part epoxy, and I wouldn't even want to lay money on that one.

 

[tenngun]

It’s tung oil with a polyurethane drier. I think that’s what the birch wood casy produce tru oil is.
I like linseed, and liked the Waukegan bay products, now I use the original oil finish from track of the wolf. Pine and linseed oil followed by wax
I would bet that product will give you a fine finish

 

[ohio ramrod]

I use pure tung oil.It takes several days for the first coat to sink in and dry but after that a light touch up with a 50/50 mix with paint thinner will touch up any scratches