RE: Refinishing a Browning stock
 

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RE: Refinishing a Browning stock
 

Thanks for the pics, looks pretty good.

RE: Refinishing a Browning stock
 

Thanks. The satin finish of the stock matches well with the matte blued finish of the rifle.

Looking for pointers on refinishing a Browning A bolt
 

I'm new to the blog so bear with me if I mess up. I have a A bolt Medallion that has been hunted hard for 25 years. I would like to take the (poly I assume) finish off of it and go to a Linspeed finish. The checkering on the gun scares me. A gunsmith told me stripper will soften / mush the checkering so I'm really hesitant to use any but I can't see any other way of getting it off. Any and all knowledge/experiences would be greatly welcomed. The Brownell's certistrip looks like a viable option but I would like to hear how others have fared with it.

willy if you are just trying to knock the shine off your A-bolt, rather than mess with strippers and disassembly you might want to go lightly over the stock a few times with a scotch-brite pad. (Usually your wife has one or two in the kitchen, if not any grocery store has them) You can make the shiny finish "matte", smooth/even up the finish so that most of the scratches/nicks will disappear yet you won't remove enough to hamper the protection of the finish.

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HL

I've used the Certistrip (with great success I might ad) on a Sako 75, Browning 1885 Low Wall and a Ruger 77. You do need gloves, and I used an old toothbrush in the checkering.

I did a Browning BBR for a buddy of mine. Browning uses some of the toughest finish on their stocks of any I've ever dealt with. I also used K3 and it works but it took an entire can and a package of those Scotch brite pads to get it all off. Definitely want to wear good rubber gloves cause that stuff will take the hide right off your hands. I refinished with Linspeed oil from Midway. Made a nice satin oil like finish but it takes about two weeks to get it right.