Im not sure what im going to use but i want a really dark brown stain and im thinking about doing the vinegar trick and do a wannabe tiger stripe look to the stock so it looks like a quality curley maple stock. Also read about using brass black and rubbing it into the barrel for so many seconds and then buffing it out with 0000 steel wool and it leaves a charcol gray color. I'll know for sure what i will do to it once it comes in.