Mordwyn.45
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I went home to NY over the Easter holiday and my wonderful dad gave me his old hunting rifle. A real sweet pre-'64' Winchester M94 in .30-.30
The metal is in fantastic shape, even after having not been used in probably more than 30 yrs. Other than needing some rebluing in a few spots, it cleaned up great with a nice shiny barrel,
The wood however is a different story, both the fore and rear stock are ding free and solid. Unfortunately the rear stock has developed dark, almost black, stains around where the butt plate fixes to the wood and where the rear stock joins with the metal of the receiver housing.
It appears that my dad stored the rifle sitting butt down and over the years gun oils had flowed down out of the receiver and barrel and when they hit the wood they sat there staining and darkening the wood.
If I refinish the wood (it appears to be walnut) what can I use to remove and or lighten these dark stains?
I’d rather not just replace the wood as its solid and in relatively good shape, and I'd also like to be able to say honestly that the rifle is "all original stock".
It's a realy "purdy" rifle, excluding these stains , and simply restaining and revarnishing the walnut would be a breeze for me. I just don’t want to seal in these stains when I do it.
Any suggestions ?
Thanks
Rob
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"TANSTAAFL"- R.A. Heinlen
"Molon Labe"- Leonidas to Xerxes at Thermopile
[This message has been edited by Mordwyn.45 (edited May 09, 2000).]
The metal is in fantastic shape, even after having not been used in probably more than 30 yrs. Other than needing some rebluing in a few spots, it cleaned up great with a nice shiny barrel,
The wood however is a different story, both the fore and rear stock are ding free and solid. Unfortunately the rear stock has developed dark, almost black, stains around where the butt plate fixes to the wood and where the rear stock joins with the metal of the receiver housing.
It appears that my dad stored the rifle sitting butt down and over the years gun oils had flowed down out of the receiver and barrel and when they hit the wood they sat there staining and darkening the wood.
If I refinish the wood (it appears to be walnut) what can I use to remove and or lighten these dark stains?
I’d rather not just replace the wood as its solid and in relatively good shape, and I'd also like to be able to say honestly that the rifle is "all original stock".
It's a realy "purdy" rifle, excluding these stains , and simply restaining and revarnishing the walnut would be a breeze for me. I just don’t want to seal in these stains when I do it.
Any suggestions ?
Thanks
Rob
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"TANSTAAFL"- R.A. Heinlen
"Molon Labe"- Leonidas to Xerxes at Thermopile
[This message has been edited by Mordwyn.45 (edited May 09, 2000).]