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Refinishing stock on mosin 91/30
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<blockquote data-quote="Robert871" data-source="post: 1336611" data-attributes="member: 10963"><p>So it was a bit banged up, but I could not stand the nasty feeling of that flakey cosmoline and how easily it scratched off. So I took some oooo steel wool and cleaned up all the metal exposed on the gun. Then I sanded the wood with 100 grit sand paper yo remove that old finish. Then since the finest grit I had laying around was 150 I hit it with that before putting it back together. I originally planned on getting the materials and doing a dark stain and a shiny polycoat or something but after shooting it yesterday with that lightly remaining stained naked blonde bircheood (at least I think it is birch) I fell in love.</p><p></p><p>........ So now I am just going to sand it with 250 and then maybe 400 grit and put like 2-3 coats of Linseed oil over a week.</p><p></p><p>I do not have any before pics but I will take some later of the now and the final.</p><p></p><p>When I shot several rounds and the hand guard started to sweat what I assume is stain. Should my newly proposed plan to finish it be harmed when I shoot it like this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robert871, post: 1336611, member: 10963"] So it was a bit banged up, but I could not stand the nasty feeling of that flakey cosmoline and how easily it scratched off. So I took some oooo steel wool and cleaned up all the metal exposed on the gun. Then I sanded the wood with 100 grit sand paper yo remove that old finish. Then since the finest grit I had laying around was 150 I hit it with that before putting it back together. I originally planned on getting the materials and doing a dark stain and a shiny polycoat or something but after shooting it yesterday with that lightly remaining stained naked blonde bircheood (at least I think it is birch) I fell in love. ........ So now I am just going to sand it with 250 and then maybe 400 grit and put like 2-3 coats of Linseed oil over a week. I do not have any before pics but I will take some later of the now and the final. When I shot several rounds and the hand guard started to sweat what I assume is stain. Should my newly proposed plan to finish it be harmed when I shoot it like this? [/QUOTE]
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