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I was afraid to try and refinish this stock because I didn't want to ruin the tiger stripe/fiddle back effect of the grain-I thought there was great potential hidden under the Ruger factory finish. A recent surgery has kept me indoors and unable to do anything for a while-I went stir crazy and decided to give it a go.

Before picture is the issued from the factory finish that I've posted before here on the campfire. The after picture is-well, after. I stripped the factory finish and then gave it two coats of Gale Lock black walnut 1884(I think-the bottle isn't in front of me) Brownells describes it as chocolate brown with yellow hightlights. I then followed up with quite a few coats of boiled linseed oil.

I think it was a good decision to refinish. Most importantly I didn't pull any stitches. The only problem is-I may have found a new hobby (finding and refinishing tiger striped birch stocks) which I don't need. I just bought a 10/22 because it had the twin sister to this stock and 2 M14 stocks that are tiger striped birch (with 50 years of dirt and linseed oil on them)-just to refinish. I'll probably resell them, but I'm afraid once I get them done I'll justify keeping them. I've got two boys-need one for each? eek There I go. Then again-my wife was told I'm going to sell them.

Feedback on the before and after welcome.

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Very nice! Post another picture after you get it back on the rifle!


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What, it was too cold to take the "after" pic out on the deck?


(Very nice job, pardner. You really brought out the highlights.)


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ummmmm, I was afraid the white of the ice and snow would detract from the stock? wink

I'll take a pic when I get it back on the rifle

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That's handsome. Nice job.

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Didn't want to take up any more room. Here's a link to an assembled pic. I don't like flash pics, but it seems to have captured it pretty well other than some shiny/light parts.

Here ya go elkhunter76. Please note yhetti sized bare footpints in the snow, RockyRaab.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/hound46/tigerassembled.jpg

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Sweet looking stock Sir.


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Nice!

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Wow that's a dandy stock. I sent the action in from a 10/22 my dad gave me 40 years ago and had it re-worked, blued, new stock, new barrel. Cost a little more than a whole new gun in the end. I nearly fell over when I opened the box and found it stocked with a piece of wood a lot like yours. I was pretty thrilled to say the least. Nice work!

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Amazing. I've always thought the Ruger 1022 factory stock was an ugly shape so I've never really LOOKED at one. Hmmm. I'll be scrutinizing buddies' stocks much more closely from now on.
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Thanks everyone for the kind words. Just doing a google search I found out that some of the folks on rimfirecentral.com have seen them but I don't think they're real common. Mass production is something isn't it? I guess they don't have the time or training to look at every stock blank they turn out.

Merry Christmas everyone!


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