Like some here I did not like that mirror like finish on an M700 BDL I had. A rub down with 0000 steel wool gave me a nice subdued finish that looked oil but still have the strength and waterproofing of the Remington finish.

On the finish on Brownings, dunno what they use but every Browning I've owned has had that shiny finish crack along grain lines in the butt stock. The only one that doesn't have that problem is an 1895 lever gun that looks as though it only had one rough coat of oil. I don't know if that one came from the factory like that or if the previous owner did a half ass job removing the finish. I do know that stock does not come up to the standards I've seen from Browning in the past.
Paul B.

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