Tuning HW97KT got a makeover

[seangabrell]

A little bit of work over the last few days on the 97. Stripped, sanded, carved a groove to make thumb up shooting a little more comfortable. Finished with boiled linseed oil. Pretty happy for my 1st time refinishing a stock. 

 

[Gear_Junkie]

Wow, very nice work, I really like how the finish came out!

 

[seangabrell]

Wow, very nice work, I really like how the finish came out!

I like how it came out. Lighter and less glossy than stock finish. 

 

[AirShot]

Very nice....may I ask how you removed the old finnish, especially in the checkering area?

 

[er1c]

I love oiled stocks. I've done it on my two Feins 300 and plan to do it on my Uragan. The touch feel is awesome.

 

[seangabrell]

Very nice....may I ask how you removed the old finnish, especially in the checkering area?

I used “Klean strip premium stripper”. Recommended by a carpenter I know who does a lot of furniture work. Used a steel bristle brush on the grips. Very soft pressure. The grips took 8 coats of the stripper, the rest of the rifle took only 3. 

 

[GoldenStateAIRGUNer]

Looks nice ! How's it feel in the hands now ?

 

[seangabrell]

Looks nice ! How's it feel in the hands now ?

Much easier to shoot thumb up. Only put a few rounds through in my basement at 10yards. The feel of wood is great so far, will do some outside shooting today and update