Beautiful wood/works of art -- Do you hunt with them?

[Rare Breed]

Good wood with a proper finish is never a bad investment. Good wood with a polyurethane finish is a terrible waste of money.

I own several guns with exhibition or XXX grade wood and they go right through the jess bush like any other gun. Since they all have an oil finish (a real oil, not truoil or poly) I buff out the scratches and scars and lay up another 1-2 layers of oil on top. With this level of upkeep, about twice per century you’ll have to have your heirs send them back to get the finish stripped down to the wood (again, With oil this is done with mineral spirits rather than 40 grit sandpaper) and a full new finish with slacum, oil, and rottenstone is applied. When the finish is full stripped, those bigger dents and scratches get steamed out and the checkering may get re-pointed.

With this level of care, about every 200 years you’ll need a new stock.

Here’s an 1868 Boss with its original wood. How’s a 20 year old weatherby look by comparison?

Buy once, buy right (oil finished wood), maintain your weapons, (drop of oil on the palm rubbed in twice per season) they’ll last several centuries.

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Well said!!!

 

[Rare Breed]

Visited with family this week and was able to take some pics of the Husqvarna 270Win that I refinished and carved for my nephew many moons ago. He hunts with it as that was my mandate when it was done, lol
it was in pretty rough shape before-
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after-
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Nice