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Awesome, let us known how you get on, and show us some pics when the time comes round. :)
Citritrip worked really well, got it from Mitre 10. Not sure about the bedding sorry. If you taped the area...

Completed! Took a long time, but this rifle turned out well.
10 coats of Tru Oil over 10 days, buffed between coats with 0000 steel wool.
I cold blued the action, barrel and trigger guard, and...

Thanks Zimmer, it's been a mission and a half, I bought the stain from Mitre 10. That's really good to know - I incorrectly assumed that the colour would darken with a Tru Oil finish. I might apply a...

Update, after the mess up (see photos above) I stripped it again with Citristrip and rinsed it under hot water, and gave it a good scrub with the scouring side of a kitchen sponge, and added a wee...

Just an update guys, I've just been speaking to a few people in the woodwork business, with lots of experience. They advised me that beechwood or birchwood are generally very difficult woods to...

Thanks Marty. The original finish on the rifle stock was a varnish. I used citristrip to remove that varnish entirely, then washed down the stock with water and steamed out dents and old stain, and...

Thanks so much for the input hamsav. Would you recommend starting over? I'd have to be very conservative with any more sanding if I did.
I've been giving it drying time between coats, as well as a...

Hello everyone,

I picked up an old .22 Voere, and I decided to take the plunge and refinish the rifle, my first refinishing job. It was in cosmetically rough condition, but very good mechanical...