My new 1950 refurb. What up with the stock?

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Nothing special. Got this one in a bulk sks deal, BBQ painted, stamped serial numbers, all match but the mag. I kinda like it so I may keep it.

Anyone know whats up with this refurbs stock? Looks like its bare wood? Maybe a laminate?

Ideas? Im thinking of giving it a coat of shellac if it is bare wood.












 
I'd pull the rifle take your stock sand out the cross grain refurb sanding, mine was like that too igor must not know wood work.

Real gently like 220 grit up to 400-600 and re stain to an original tone/hue and re oil that bad boy.

If I may, mine looked very similar before even with dark patches

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I have one like that as well. Somewhere on here, I read that these stocks are a reassembly of SKS parts hastily thrown together for export.

Strange how they have sanded them across the grain as if they didn't give a hoot.
 
It was sanded during refurb. Take a look at the finger groove at the front of the forend, you can still see the shellac. I got one like that from Canam awhile back in a combo sale, I gave it 3-4 coats of Amber shellac and it looks great again.




 
I believe these were the lend/lease guns from South America that were returned to Russia within the last few years and hastily "refurbished" if you can call it that. They are not the quality refurbs we were getting from Ukraine that were refurbished decades ago and stored in the salt mines. These are modern (within the last few years refurbs) that came from Russia Via Germany and into Canada in a quick flip. They are in rougher shape, rust on the inside springs etc, even sand and grit in the actions. The way these stocks were sanded is typical on these. They are what they are. Clean it up and shoot it and have fun.
 
I look at the former Venezuelan lease lends as the perfect truck gun. There's something about well used firearms... you can enjoy them at the range and not worry about blemishes, and it allows the safe queens to sit and look pretty at home. They all work the same and shoot the same, unless the bores are seriously worn--unseen with 99% of the SKS's I've examined.
 
Its a nice chunk of wood. As the OPs have said I think I would give a light, fine sanding to take out the cross grain sanding and maybe even a tru oil finish.
 
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