Lacquer Thinner on Stock?

[turkeyoak]

I saw a video from Midway USA posted on Military Collectibles on Facebook. He was cleaning a historic rolling block with lacquer thinner on the wood and fine steel wool and Hoppe's #9 on the metal. Once the stock was cleaned he treated it with linseed oil.
Has anyone used lacquer thinner on their stock? Is it a good idea?
I'm happy with my shellac with traces of cosmoline but I think it would be nice to reveal a bit more of the birch and have that nice linseed finish.
As I said, I'm happy with it now and would be happy if it was nicer but I don't want to mess up.
Video is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kgzOmuc ... e=youtu.be
Thanks,
TurkeyOak

[Junk Yard Dog]

Noooooooooooo! Mosins use shellac on the stock, thinner will dissolve it and ruin it, the old rolling block had an oil finish on the stock,

[turkeyoak]

Thanks for the quick reply. As I said, I'm happy now and don't want to screw it up. I'll leave it alone.

[desdem12]

These are rifles that have been to war and should have a look of it. They are not supposed to be shiny and new. I love a good beat up old stock. When you go out to the gun stores you should be looking for the ones that look neglected. But a nice clean refurb isn't too bad either.

[polymerase2]

When you get an overpowering urge to refinish a stock, follow the following steps,
Look at what it does to the prices on gunbroker.
Look at what a crappy refinish looks like. There are occasional posts here.
Buy a M39 or any Finned stock. they are an oil finish and you can oil them.
Buy another Mosin and the urge to refinish the first one will magically dissappear. I have used this occasionally.

[SA1911a1]

When you get an overpowering urge to refinish a stock, follow the following steps,
Look at what it does to the prices on gunbroker.
Look at what a crappy refinish looks like. There are occasional posts here.
Buy a M39 or any Finned stock. they are an oil finish and you can oil them.
Buy another Mosin and the urge to refinish the first one will magically dissappear. I have used this occasionally.

Someone has been trying to sell and otherwise nice M-91 on GB for over a month. It has a "pretty" bright and shinny, smooth finish (recently applied).

[bunkysdad]

Yep I think I saw it. What a freak show.

[dou44]

that must have been the granddaddy of m91's that i saw pimp shined

[Junk Yard Dog]

If cleaning is the issue then there is a product called Kotton Klenser ( google it) I originally used these on my antique Victrolas, they have a shellac finish like a Mosin. I use it on my 1906 Victor II a machine with an irreplaceable original finish and a significant dollar value attached to it without worry it will harm anything. It also works well on dirty Mosin stocks, or any milsurp stock.

[Longcolt44]

The owner of Midway is known as the, "King of Butchering". If the You Tube or whatever site is related to Midway don't click on it unless you like to throw-up.