i spent a couple hours today working on the older style cva mountain rifle stock that the 58 barrel will be mounted on. I have a little more touching up to do before i order the stain. I hit the stock with 2000 grit sand paper and i swear it looked like i had just rubbed tru oil into the stock. Ive never had wood come alive like that before.

i still have to bleach the wood and steel wool it, but do you think the 2000 grit finish will cause any problems with the stain soaking in? I plan on using Aquafortis with maybe some honey maple mixed in afterwards.