I am fortunate to live near a great wood guy and was discussing having the oil removed from the stock head before I move from the area this summer. It seems a shame to have to refinish an otherwise very clean original finish, but he said there is no other way to do it. If I have him do it, I'll go ahead and have a new pad installed--he said he would put a Silvers on a Parker, reserving a leather covered pad for English guns. Plus, with this much DAH, he feels they're too slippery and generally doesn't like them. No argument from me on that point.
What is the consensus on a refinish of the wood?
Thanks for any input,
Bill
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