RE: gun stock refinishing question
yes.If you want to get technical.You can mix the stain with the truoil in about a 50-50 mix then mix in a bit of mineral spirits to thin it out. This will help draw the oil/stain deeper into the wood the first few coats.
I generally do stain only for 3 or 4 coats then truoil after that.
I amgoing to be be using my ABolt of a late January elk hunt this year. So I tried something a little diffrent and after my tru oil I sealed it with a couple coats of Minwax clear satin polyurithane. If your shotgun is going to be used for waterfowl I might think about doing something like that.