I ordered a custom laminate stock for my 700ML and it came in yesterday. Looks nice but obviously it came in unfinished. (They call it 99% inlet) I haven’t refinished a stock since I was kid and my dad and I refinished my first .22 so I’m a bit out of practice. In a quick search I see that a lot of people are using boiled linseed oil. What are your preferences of material and methods?

It’s a huntin’ rifle so it will be used. I need something that will hold up to weather. I don’t want something with a lot of shine so it scares the turkeys away. But it is a pretty wood so a little shine would be ok. I guess a semi-gloss look is what I’m after.

If you have examples of stocks you've done I'd like to see 'em.

Thanks in advance!