KneverKnew wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2017 5:39 pmI've read that about other stains being better than minwax. I guess I just use what is available locally. Maybe some of the hobby stores might have those others. Please share some name brands I can look for. Thanks.
If you want to "roll your own" then Grumbacher's Oil Colors ground in linseed oil can be purchased from a hobby/art store for $15+ then mixed in solvent and then mixed in BLO. Orrrrrrr....., you can get a $5.00 tin of Minwax which is the same freakin' thing and mix it with the BLO. Suit yourself. I'm trying to lead you down the path of duplicating what would have been done back in the day when these guns were arsenal refurbished. I've been re-finishing furniture and gun stocks for 50 years. What the hell do I know?