Stock Ouchie

[B. Dudley]

A thing to be very careful of with a poly finish is that it sits on top of the wood instead of penetrating the wood like an oil. So, if you have to remove any finish, you may be dealing with some difficulty getting the wood color to match in that spot when putting new finish on. And it also depends on if the gun has any stain or color under the poly. Many manufacturers use a heavy stain on the wood under the poly finish. This can really complicate things.

Sorry I couldn't lend more help on the matter.

[Big D]

Thanks. The gun in question is a Blaser F3, which I assume has a poly finish. The damage in to the top of the adjustable comb, so I would imagine at the worst, he would have to remove and refinish only the comb. At least that's better than the whole stock. He's an anal sort (you should have seen him taking care of his 1,000 HP Porsche!) so he's shattered that his gun now has a blem.

[C.O.B.]

Tell him to sell it and buy a new one Briley crushed the wood in the pistol grip of my Beretta 687EELL and I had the effected area raised and refinished with no problems. It was some sort of poly finish but only the effected area needed to be redone.