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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 1888516" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>Can't quite tell by the photos, but I'm assuming by your description that the stock is a new CMP "pumpkin" birch replacement. I have the correct HRA stock for your rifle, but unfortunately I'm holding onto it until I can find a 1/2" DAS SA to swap it for (for my 5.8 SA).</p><p></p><p>If you need help with refinishing the stock, just let me know. I am local to Yukon/ Mustang and know you from Deadhorse. If you decide to refinish the stock yourself, be sure to use either an alcohol or water based stain. Birch does not take on oil based stains very well and will leave you with a blotchy, non-uniform finish. The most common dyes that I see used are RIT water based dye, Chestnut Ridge and Fiebings alcohol based dyes. Either BLO or tung oil will work. I normally use BLO since it dries faster and is a little easier to work with. Unfortunately it doesn't dry to a hardened finish as well as tung oil and tends to turn very dark when it begins to oxidize. </p><p></p><p>Here is a picture from the CMP forums of a birch stock that was refinished using mixture of Fiebings dark brown mixed with a small amount of Chestnut Ridge and topped off with Tom's 1/3 mix. It gives an appearance closer to a dark aged walnut stock.</p><p></p><p> <img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_DarkBrown.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>If that look is too dark, you can always use Fiebings medium brown instead. It is a little closer in color to some of the post war replacement birch stocks that you see. Below is a birch stock that I refinished using this dye, BLO, and Johnson's paste wax. Congrats and good luck.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Trunk032E.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 1888516, member: 13284"] Can't quite tell by the photos, but I'm assuming by your description that the stock is a new CMP "pumpkin" birch replacement. I have the correct HRA stock for your rifle, but unfortunately I'm holding onto it until I can find a 1/2" DAS SA to swap it for (for my 5.8 SA). If you need help with refinishing the stock, just let me know. I am local to Yukon/ Mustang and know you from Deadhorse. If you decide to refinish the stock yourself, be sure to use either an alcohol or water based stain. Birch does not take on oil based stains very well and will leave you with a blotchy, non-uniform finish. The most common dyes that I see used are RIT water based dye, Chestnut Ridge and Fiebings alcohol based dyes. Either BLO or tung oil will work. I normally use BLO since it dries faster and is a little easier to work with. Unfortunately it doesn't dry to a hardened finish as well as tung oil and tends to turn very dark when it begins to oxidize. Here is a picture from the CMP forums of a birch stock that was refinished using mixture of Fiebings dark brown mixed with a small amount of Chestnut Ridge and topped off with Tom's 1/3 mix. It gives an appearance closer to a dark aged walnut stock. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_DarkBrown.jpg[/IMG] If that look is too dark, you can always use Fiebings medium brown instead. It is a little closer in color to some of the post war replacement birch stocks that you see. Below is a birch stock that I refinished using this dye, BLO, and Johnson's paste wax. Congrats and good luck. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Trunk032E.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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