Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Stock Finish

What kind of finish was used on a circa 1946 model 99 stock? What can be used to freshen it up and protrct it while maintaining originality?

Remove the stocks from the rifle.

Clean them up with a cotton cloth and turpentine or mineral spirits.

Rub in some boiled linseed oil using your finger tips till nearly dry.

Hit the inner surfaces of the wood with the linseed oil too.

Allow to dry for at least a day. Repeat if you like. The old timers said you should oil once a day for a week......once a week for a month.........once a month for a year........once a year for life.

Thanks, I appreciate the reply.

If you follow the old timers advice, you'll end up eventually with a nearly black stock. If it were mine I would apply a few coats of BLO (if it was originally finished with that, and I suspect the oiled Savage stocks were) after thoroughly cleaning it. Then, after complete drying, wax the bejapers out of it with a good paste wax. The wax will provide tons more protection than the oil will and it'll give the stock a nice luster.

+1

Thanks, This is very helpful.

I prefer GB Linspeed to BLO, apply a fingertip's amount at a time. Rub in well and set aside for 48 hrs. to dry. Repeat until you are satisfied then allow to dry/hareden fro a week or so. Wax and buff with a micro-fiber cloth. I've done lots of early Winchesters using this method, comes close to original appearance. When done with the GB, wipe the rim of the jar and the inside of the lid, replace lid and store the jar upside down to prevent skin forming on the top of the contents.

Or drop enough marbles in it to bring it back up to tippy-top full. Either way works