Cleaning Advice For a Rifle Stock

[glenspen]

Hi, new gun owner here

I recently bought a New Model 1873 Winchester as my first rifle and wanted to ask advice about the best way to maintain the oil finish stock.

What kind of oil do I use and are there any tips for performing the task?

Any advice greatly appreciated

 

[Scorch]

Don't use oil, use paste wax.

 

[KEYBEAR]

Scorch HIT IT .
I have used shoe polish .

 

[dahermit]

I have used shoe polish .

One would hope that you mean that you used Neutral shoe polish...not Black.

 

[T. O'Heir]

Clean with any wood cleaning product like Murphy's Oil Soap. Wax(shoe polish has waxes in it) is ok for a bit of protection. Spar varnish works too.
Wood is wood so you can use the same products and techniques used on fine furniture.

 

[FITASC]

I like Howard's Feed-n-Wax; along with the yellow can of Johnson's - either do a good job

 

[Pahoo]

Yep, shoe polish

One would hope that you mean that you used Neutral shoe polish...not Black.

Yes, shoe polish/wax, is a good option. I mostly use neutral but have also used brown, cordovan and tan. I have also used pure Carnauba. .....

I clean with Mineral Spirits ......

Be Safe !!!

 

[weaselfire]

Johnson's Paste Wax here, Renwax if it's longer term storage. On entire gun.

Jeff

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[WIN71]

No oil

There is no telling what the original finish was. If that finish is not matched your "guessed material" application probably won't look good.
On raw stocks I use either marine spar varnish or pure Tung oil. Either way the last application is a high carnauba content past wax. Treewax was good. Now I use a product from "The real milk paint company" Very high in carnauba.
I also use it on all of the cast iron tables on my shop machinery every 6 months. Both for friction and rust control.
Any paste wax designed in the old days generally for household wood floors will work.

 

[Water-Man]

I like Renaissance Wax Polish.