Customize the Ruger 10/22

Author:James E. House [House, James E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sports & Outdoors, Hunting & Fishing, Shooting, Outdoors & Nature, ebook, book
ISBN: 9781440224133
Amazon: B0056JSL9M
Publisher: Gun Digest Books
Published: 2006-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

After reshaping, the walnut stock has a pistol grip and a fluted comb.

Prior to finishing, the surface was sanded to remove the rest of the old finish and give a smooth surface.

When sanding in areas with irregular shapes, be careful to preserve the original lines.

After the shaping process was essentially complete, the stock was sanded thoroughly with a medium grade (150 grit) sandpaper. This paper is coarse enough to remove marks left by files and rasps and to help with the final touches of shaping. When sanding, be careful not to round off edges and corners which could make the stock look as if the inletting were sloppy.

At this point, the stock was inspected critically by holding it so that a strong light could shine along the surfaces to make any uneven areas visible. With those areas having been given a final sanding with the medium paper, sanding was continued using fine (220 grit) sandpaper which was followed by extra fine (320 grit) paper. With the initial sanding completed, the stock was wiped with a wet paper towel to raise the grain. After drying, the stock was again sanded with 320 grit to remove the raised grain or whiskers. Repeating the process of raising the grain is a good idea. After again sanding carefully with extra fine sandpaper, the stock was rubbed briskly with 0000 (extra fine) steel wool.

Walnut is an open grain wood so before applying the actual finish a filler and sealer is normally applied in classical finishing techniques. To give a walnut stock a pleasing color a stain is often used. Times have changed and finishing materials have also changed. Products are now available to fill and seal the pores and stain the wood in one step. One of the classic stains used for gunstocks is known as French Red, and we have used it with beautiful results, but no stain was used on the walnut stock being finished.

Although stock finishing kits often come with a sealer, it is possible to seal the stock by making use of the oil finish itself. Sealing is accomplished by applying a coat of the finish then letting it dry thoroughly. Rubbing the stock with extra fine steel wool removes all of the finish except from the pores. Performing this process twice will seal the pores, which leaves the stock ready to finish.

Oil finishes are appropriate for gunstocks, and for many years we have used an oil type finish from Birchwood Casey known as Tru-Oil® although other types of oil finish are available. These are drying oils that can be rubbed on easily. Place the fingers over the mouth of an open bottle of Tru-Oil® and tip the bottle to get a few drops of the finish on the fingers. Rub the oil on the stock and spread it out evenly. Repeat the procedure and make sure that the next area rubbed joins smoothly with the first. Keep doing this until the whole stock is covered with a smooth, thin coat of oil.

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