I've been refinishing my Mossberg 500 stock this week. Anyway, I'm on my fourth coat of staining and the stock and forearm appear to be two different shades. I'm currently using tru-oil which I don't think is going to give me the darkness I desire. Should I have used the walnut stain first and then the Tru-oil as a final coat? I read somewhere to use only the Tru-oil. Can you tell this is my first time doing anything like this?

Heres a before pic.



Heres the work in progress.