Protecting a new stock

Boomer686

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Recently bought a Midas grade 525 with 32" barrels. Nice dark wood. It has an oil finish but I remember reading somewhere that it is prone to forming water spots so..... I shoot in all kinds of weather and was wondering what's the best way to protect the wood from the elements.

Regards
 
Boomer686 said:
Recently bought a Midas grade 525 with 32" barrels. Nice dark wood. It has an oil finish but I remember reading somewhere that it is prone to forming water spots so..... I shoot in all kinds of weather and was wondering what's the best way to protect the wood from the elements.

Regards
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I would keep the best oil you could find (would go with OTIS) on the gun and in the gun, the wood gets some on, thats fine wipe it of with a soft cloth.

When wet= strip, learn the guns small parts, don't go crazy, want access to where moisture gets. As for where wood /metal meets, very hard to keep these areas from rusting(I use bow string wax in the crack where there may be an opening for moisture(keep the wax where it needs to be, not all over the gun.
Handling crashes, when walking, watch for proper clearance from objects.
A partner of yours may run the front of his gun, into the buttstock of your firearm, not good, he feels like crap, you hate him:D;););)
Anyway keep those moving parts moving(light, very lightly oiled):wave:
 
Not too concerned about th e metal parts (that is to say I know about properly / adequately protecting them) but I am concerned with protecting the wood from water & snow so it will not discolor or form water spots and ruin the very nice finish. Is there a recommened wax / sealer etc I can apply so water will bead of instead of permeating the wood?

Regards,
 
Try a good quality paste wax made for wood--try Lee Valley.

I often use plain old Johnson's paste floor wax on my wood stocks--and on the metal for that matter.

44Bore
 
Good furniture waxes will help a lot but they won't completely seal the surface. A few minutes here and there in a gentle rain will be fine but if you're out for a day in some sloppy stuff then no regular furnitur wax will provide the sort of protection you're thinking you need.

Truthfully as someone that's worked with wood a lot over the years, but not on gunstocks, I'd say that if you foresee a lot of rain in the gun's future then a strip down and refinish of the stock with something more water resistant is in order.
 
wax will yellow/build up the look of wood, Birchwood products is where I would look first. Even those camo underwear jobs that fit certain gun stocks, you know, not sure who makes those jammies:D
 
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I have used true oil (tung oil)on guns and never had a spotting problem but that said, wet gun = cleaning after shooting and this includes wiping down the stock.
 
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