Browning stock refinish

[RocklockI]

Hi ,has anyone refinished a BLR high gloss stock ? Mine has got some dings ,and I'd like to get rid of the high glosss finish all together.
 
Thanks Gary

[pastorp]

I had a gunsmith refinish a old Safari grade BAR years ago. He had a rough time getting the epoxy finish off the gun. Unless your experienced in working with those types of finishes you might consider having a professional do it..
 
Regards,

[1sourdough]

 I've got the same thing with a used BLR I bought recently. The condition is less perfect than the seller described. Not to the point  that I'll fuss a lot over it though. It has a fair amount of dings in the wood, I see someone was messing with the side receiver screws for some reason too. This is all in 'about 50 shots fired'?

    You could take the wood off & send it in for a total camo refinish? It would cost a bit but you'd have a unique gun when done.

[Harry Snippe]

I was a dvised to use oven cleaner on the gloss finsh . Then follow the instuctions on the tru-oil kit for a super fine oil hand rubbed stock.
 
Just do not ge any oven cleaner on the metal . Best to remove the stock from your rifle and take your time .

[DANNY-L]

I used a small piece of glass to scrape it off,scrape off as you pull not pushing on the glass. Pushing will bite into the wood,it worked good.

[simplicity]

I 2nd that Danny-L use a square edge of glass preferably one that's been cut with a glass cutter to make sure it's sharp. When using have stock pointing away from you act as if you are going to scrape it (like you would a car windsheild with frost on it) but drag it back torwards you, always go with the grain. Like danny stated don't push scape it'll dent and dig into the wood. It doesn't take much pressure to do this. It's surprising how easy the finish will come off with this method. I've done about 9-11 stocks this way I always use a Lyneseed oil finish just because that's what I prefer.

[S.B.]

I was a dvised to use oven cleaner on the gloss finsh . Then follow the instuctions on the tru-oil kit for a super fine oil hand rubbed stock.
 
Just do not ge any oven cleaner on the metal . Best to remove the stock from your rifle and take your time .

I was a dvised to use oven cleaner on the gloss finsh . Then follow the instuctions on the tru-oil kit for a super fine oil hand rubbed stock.
 
Just do not ge any oven cleaner on the metal . Best to remove the stock from your rifle and take your time .

I thought Tru oil was linseed oil based? Doesn't that mean it never completely dries? Personally, I use Tounge Oil most times now.
Steve