The .303 isn't going to stay pretty for long....

[Gatehouse]

Depending on how deep your ding is in the wood, a ding can be repaired with hot water and a clothes iron. Soak the ding and run the iron over it.

Never tried this myself, but saw it on a woodworking program.

It could be bs, but it may be worth a try. If it is, someone will be sure to correct me.

I'm not too worried about the marks on it, but thanks anyway.

 

[todbartell]

I put a round in the chamber, put the safety on and then don't point it at myself or anyone else.

x 2

 

[sunray]

"...It could be bs..." Nope. Steaming dents out is a standard thing for milsurp stocks, but it does depend on the finish. Steaming dents won't work on a polyurethane finish, but it most assuredly does on an oil finish. Hence, my question about the Ruger factory finish.
It isn't done with hot water though. A wet, but not dripping piece of cotton(face cloth, etc.) and a regular clothes iron, set on cotton, will raise a dent in any wood. The iron is applied until the cloth dries, usually about 30 seconds or less. Doesn't fix cut wood fibres though.

 

[Ardent]

Character marks, no shame in those Gate. Good on you.

 

[Ardent]

"...It could be bs..." Nope. Steaming dents out is a standard thing for milsurp stocks, but it does depend on the finish. Steaming dents won't work on a polyurethane finish, but it most assuredly does on an oil finish. Hence, my question about the Ruger factory finish.
It isn't done with hot water though. A wet, but not dripping piece of cotton(face cloth, etc.) and a regular clothes iron, set on cotton, will raise a dent in any wood. The iron is applied until the cloth dries, usually about 30 seconds or less. Doesn't fix cut wood fibres though.

Finish makes no difference for whether or not you can steam a dent. You patch sand away the finish if sprayed on, such as on Rugers, and then steam, and patch the finish.