Need help to restore a stock that has seen hell

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Hi everyone, I need advice on how to restore a badly dinged stock who also has cracks...
The backstory: I bought one of the Spanish mauser in 7x57 that irunguns was selling this summer and it seems like I got one of the worst. The metal is fine but the wood looks like this gun has seen hell, came back told everyone about it and went back to hell again just to prove she's been there ;)

I don't want to turn this gun into a sporter so i'd like to restore the stock. The cracks will be drilled into and filled with wood glue and a dowel. But I don't know what to do for all the dings, scratch, gouge. Do I fill these with wood filler or will it look even worst than now?

Thanks!

Pictures: This stock has seen hell https://imgur.com/a/zTFMP
 
Definitely not wood filler.
Bumps and dings that have not broken the fiber can often be pressed out. Lay a very wet cotton cloth over the dent and press with a hot iron until it stops sizzling - and before the smoke starts. It may take several tries. This technique sometimes also works on dings with relatively minor fiber damage. It will not work if there is any type of surface finish such as varnish.
Some of the damage will just be badges of honor.
 
By the condition you describe you will never make this stock look like new or even close. You can make it look better but you will never eliminate or mask the numerous character marks. As suggested I would budget for a new stock. When you have that then you can play with the original and see what you can do.
 
Thx for the advice. Do any of you know if m96 stocks will fit on these? 1916 Spanish mauser stock seems to be harder to find and also cost more.
 
B_noser said:
Definitely not wood filler.
Bumps and dings that have not broken the fiber can often be pressed out. Lay a very wet cotton cloth over the dent and press with a hot iron until it stops sizzling - and before the smoke starts. It may take several tries. This technique sometimes also works on dings with relatively minor fiber damage. It will not work if there is any type of surface finish such as varnish.
Some of the damage will just be badges of honor.
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I used this method on a beat up Garand stock a few years back and it worked great. I got the stock from a buddy who was tossing it as he thought it was too far gone. My Garand wears that stock full time now.
 
go ahead and redo it, plenty on line on how to refinish and restore, you will learn by doing. if you make mistakes, no problem. when you're done, buy a new dress for the old girl.
 
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