Pic 3 of 3 (close up)

Thanks for the pics, looks pretty good.

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

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.


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.