Czech Mauser chambered to 257 AI w/ POS tuperware Fajen covered w/ stonetouch in gotham gray:
It didn't hold up as well w/ the stonetouch clearcoat so it now looks like somebody peed on it after I got a little over diligent with the "clear" aluma-hyde II:
But she still looks great while laying with the dogs:
I found it helpful to use a very coarse sandpaper (I think I went 60 grit?) all over the stock in many different directions, then acetone, then primer made for plastic, then multiple layers of paint, then a few days to cure, then a few VERY thin layers of Aluma-Hyde II to keep it from building up as you can see it did on this one in the middle pic. I had done a Rem 597 this way for a young man from my church and was more careful on his w/ the Aluma-Hyde II and it looks great and is holding up very nicely.
The stonetouch has a unique look and provides grip that other types of paint don't.
This crappy stock was supposed to be just a stopgap while waiting for a laminate but has been used longer than originally anticipated... mostly because I can't stop building or buying new rifles long enough to pay attention to improving this one... it shoots great no matter how ugly the handle!