Stain and tru oil

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I got a Remington 788 stock tat was a heck of a mess and stain was ugly so I sanded it off and figured I would put a darker colour stain on there like black, grey or a dark brown. Wondering if someone could maybe post pics of there finished product for ideas or share there experience
Is water or oil based stain better if using tru oil?
 
Do not do black or Grey... it looks like sh*t. I would recommend Walnut if you want a warmer colour. Personally like a slightly red-base stain, not a lot, just a touch of reddish undertone. Then five thin coats of Tru-Oil.
 
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I have used Tru-oil on unstained wood, once there was a good coat of finish I've applied the stain on top of the Tru-oil. Once the stain is dry apply more Tru-oil til full covered. It gives a tint without that stained white wood problem. If the Tru-oil has enough coats any mistakes can be quickly wet sanded with 600 wet/dry. I do sand between coats, after a sufficient coat to bare wood is applied.

I used aerosol, not how well liquid will perform with this method.
 
I always use Birchwood Tru-Oil on gunstock refurbishing, x 5 coats and sanding between each coat. Of course I always remove the old oil first with paint striper, then a sanding. Birchwood walnut stain is also my preference.
 
My favorite finish on a walnut rifle stock is black walnut danish oil. Similar to hoytcanon's post #2 I also like a hint of red. First coat of black walnut oil, then 1 coat of cherry danish oil followed by 2 or 3 more black walnut. Apply oil and keep all areas wet for 10 to 15 minutes and then rub off with a cloth and let dry 24 hours between coats. I have a stock of Behr's 600 Scandinavian tung oil finish, unfortunately it's not available any more. 4 coats of that on top, or some thing similar, wet sanded with 0000 steel wool and you are good to go.

This is a factory Husqvarna finished in that style.
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rombat said:
My favorite finish on a walnut rifle stock is black walnut danish oil. Similar to hoytcanon's post #2 I also like a hint of red. First coat of black walnut oil, then 1 coat of cherry danish oil followed by 2 or 3 more black walnut. Apply oil and keep all areas wet for 10 to 15 minutes and then rub off with a cloth and let dry 24 hours between coats. I have a stock of Behr's 600 Scandinavian tung oil finish, unfortunately it's not available any more. 4 coats of that on top, or some thing similar, wet sanded with 0000 steel wool and your are good to go.

This a is a factory Husqvarna finished in that style.
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Excellent advice.
 
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