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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 2748574" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>Catt...is that Minwax Gunstock or Sedona Red stain that you ended up using? If the top coat was matte it would be similar in appearance to some of the beech (not birch like the Russian's) Polish Mosin stocks that you see.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And he still has the original stock on hand to reinstall if he chooses to do so...no harm no foul. I am completely against refinishing a military surplus stock with any collectors value, but in this case I have no problem with it. I've chosen to refinish stocks on a couple Mosins out of the 10-12 that I have owned and had no issues getting top dollar when I ended up moving them along. The only difference is that I went with a more traditional type finish rather than a modern stain and varnish. To me, there are far worse things that can be done than removing shellac from a Mosin stock. IMO it was just a quick and dirty way to apply a finish during refurb prior to long term storage...and shellac was likely not the original finish prior to refurb. Of the few non-refurbed 91/30's stocks that I have seen, all have had an oil finish.</p><p></p><p>Here are the two that I bubba'd...</p><p></p><p>#1. Repro PU with shellac removed and oil finish applied. Nearly all of the shellac had flaked off so remainder of it was removed with denatured alcohol, no sanding or cleaning to remove remaining patina, applied aged oil finish with alcohol based dye and BLO. Looks similar to the way an oil finished stock with 70+ years of age and patina would look. This was also done to a replacement stock and not the stock that was original to the rifle. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Rifles057E_zps36755855.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Rifles057E_zps36755855.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Rifles065E_zps427dc8cf.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Rifles065E_zps427dc8cf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> </p><p></p><p></p><p>#2. M44 stock finished stained with alcohol based dye and finished with Zinsser amber shellac with a pine tar undercoat (sorry no photos installed on rifle).</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/ForSale009E_zpsc751a06e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_ForSale009E_zpsc751a06e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/ForSale011E_zps636b0896.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_ForSale011E_zps636b0896.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 2748574, member: 13284"] Catt...is that Minwax Gunstock or Sedona Red stain that you ended up using? If the top coat was matte it would be similar in appearance to some of the beech (not birch like the Russian's) Polish Mosin stocks that you see. And he still has the original stock on hand to reinstall if he chooses to do so...no harm no foul. I am completely against refinishing a military surplus stock with any collectors value, but in this case I have no problem with it. I've chosen to refinish stocks on a couple Mosins out of the 10-12 that I have owned and had no issues getting top dollar when I ended up moving them along. The only difference is that I went with a more traditional type finish rather than a modern stain and varnish. To me, there are far worse things that can be done than removing shellac from a Mosin stock. IMO it was just a quick and dirty way to apply a finish during refurb prior to long term storage...and shellac was likely not the original finish prior to refurb. Of the few non-refurbed 91/30's stocks that I have seen, all have had an oil finish. Here are the two that I bubba'd... #1. Repro PU with shellac removed and oil finish applied. Nearly all of the shellac had flaked off so remainder of it was removed with denatured alcohol, no sanding or cleaning to remove remaining patina, applied aged oil finish with alcohol based dye and BLO. Looks similar to the way an oil finished stock with 70+ years of age and patina would look. This was also done to a replacement stock and not the stock that was original to the rifle. [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Rifles057E_zps36755855.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Rifles057E_zps36755855.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Rifles065E_zps427dc8cf.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Rifles065E_zps427dc8cf.jpg[/IMG][/URL] #2. M44 stock finished stained with alcohol based dye and finished with Zinsser amber shellac with a pine tar undercoat (sorry no photos installed on rifle). [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/ForSale009E_zpsc751a06e.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_ForSale009E_zpsc751a06e.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/ForSale011E_zps636b0896.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_ForSale011E_zps636b0896.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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