When I look at your Hungarian m44 in the sling swivel refinished stock, I am reminded of a great lesson here for so many new guys that might think "what's the big deal"? Many guys who are gun guys, as designated by years of owning commercial firearms, and being great shooters, decide to get a Mosin or other milsurp, so the first thing on their mind is showing the world what a great woodworker they are. Probably fell in love with refinishing wood in a highschool shop class. These guns have dings or hidden woodgrain that should be shown in it's glory, right? Bust out the sand paper, wood stain, and polyurethane finish. Or how about the complete gun stock refinishing kits you can buy?
Then you have guys like capybara here that wants a original stock for it and it can't be found because of the rarity of it. I know that it might get annoying at times to newer members around here when the admins shut down a thread fast when the discussion shifts to refinishing, but if we didn't the whole theme of this forum would be over run in a month by all the Facebook bubbas joining up and glorifying stock refinishing. Capybara,I am glad you showed your carbine that you picked up already refinished, because guys need to understand what's at stake and why.
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