Originally Posted By: jjjxlr8
Your new rifle will be better off if you don't put anything at all on the wood. If it gets really dirty, wipe it off with a barely damp (or just dry) towel. No need to but any oil on it unless you are planning to drag it through a wet battlefield.
Depending how dried out the wood is, a damp cloth may be a bad idea as it would raise the grain. I always just use a cloth dampened with odorless mineral spirits to clean mil surp stocks. Works much better than water and wont raise the grain. I once got a MAS36 from a fellow who made that mistake. Had to take the stock off, steel wool it smooth and then apply some thinned BLO to correct the mishap.
Your new rifle will be better off if you don't put anything at all on the wood. If it gets really dirty, wipe it off with a barely damp (or just dry) towel. No need to but any oil on it unless you are planning to drag it through a wet battlefield.
Depending how dried out the wood is, a damp cloth may be a bad idea as it would raise the grain. I always just use a cloth dampened with odorless mineral spirits to clean mil surp stocks. Works much better than water and wont raise the grain. I once got a MAS36 from a fellow who made that mistake. Had to take the stock off, steel wool it smooth and then apply some thinned BLO to correct the mishap.
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