GUN STOCK STAIN Reviews & Ratings

Useful stains inn colors for matching old wood, and stock patches and inserts in restorations and repairs. Used these for years..

these stains are standards in my shop where we refinish and repair wooden stocks, old and new. useful for matching colors on replacement wood inserts and the like.

If you are familiar with the above gun stock the wood is either birch or beech. They are difficult to stain. This product is the best thing I have found to stain either. It dries quickly and does not raise the grain. The stock turned out to be a dark chocolate color, I then applied numerous coats of Truoil to finish the stock. If you want a lighter color use one of the of the other stains.

First off let me say I have tried a lot of other off-the-shelf stains. I was trying to get an old military brich stock to match a couple of walnut handguards. While the grain is quite different, this stain came through. I got the color and tone I was after. Very fast drying, I was able to finish the stock in a couple hours.

I spoke with a Brownell's tech who advised me to get this color when I wanted a red, alcohol-based stain. That was bad advice, because this particular stain is brown, not red. That said, the stain works well and comes in a plastic bottle which is truly resealable. It won't dry out, and the screw-off top won't get gummed up and not open.

Bottle was labeled for the color that I wanted, but was a different color.

I applied this stain to an Enfield stock and initially liked it, but it is VERY dark - at least on my particular project, and the wood on the Enfields varies greatly, so results can vary greatly. But, the color was way to dark, obscured what little natural wood grain was visible in the stock, and even looked a bit green. So, I had to start over with another stain brand in "dark walnut." However, once I did all that, I coverd it all in multiple coats of Gun Sav'r Hunter Satin Custom Oil. That product is outstanding,