i did my tc hawken with tru oil........stripped the old finish then sanded it with very fine paper to finish the wood....then rubbed truoil on it let it dry 2 hrs then went over it with fine steel wool then re did the tru oil....did that about 8 times i think......i think ill do one more coat before i take it out......looks good....but some spots turned whitish if you look at it a certain way....i dont like that....another coat should fix that........it looks great.....brings out the natural wood......before i thought i had a junk stock.....but when igot the practically plasitc finish they had on it off i found a great piece of walnut......great grain and lines.....now it looks great......