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<blockquote data-quote="crrcboatz" data-source="post: 2407311" data-attributes="member: 32702"><p>I probably see this differently. I refinish stocks for 2 gunsmiths and will tell you Birchwood Casey will never hold up like poly. If the gun is going to be kicked around, truck gun, not kept in a safe or moved in a hard gun case it will be dinged up because of the soft wood it is made from. That said if one allows Poly to completely cure, ie 2wks or more before using the gun, it will add hardness to the stock and be MUCH less likely to scratch. I have a buffing product that will buff out scratches on Poly covered wood that will challenge you to find the scratch. I shoot 2 part auto polyurethane that uses a catalyst for rifles that are to be used on a regular basis. Although it is high gloss a semi gloss or satin finish is easy to provide with correct technique on the poly. The rifles had schellac on them in their first life. That stuff is not tough and tends to peal. Birchwood Casey in my view is for the rifle that gets a gun case every where it goes, and stays in a sleeve while in a safe. It produces a wonderfully beautiful finish that brings out the true beauty of the wood. It however does little to protect the wood as it is just not that durable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crrcboatz, post: 2407311, member: 32702"] I probably see this differently. I refinish stocks for 2 gunsmiths and will tell you Birchwood Casey will never hold up like poly. If the gun is going to be kicked around, truck gun, not kept in a safe or moved in a hard gun case it will be dinged up because of the soft wood it is made from. That said if one allows Poly to completely cure, ie 2wks or more before using the gun, it will add hardness to the stock and be MUCH less likely to scratch. I have a buffing product that will buff out scratches on Poly covered wood that will challenge you to find the scratch. I shoot 2 part auto polyurethane that uses a catalyst for rifles that are to be used on a regular basis. Although it is high gloss a semi gloss or satin finish is easy to provide with correct technique on the poly. The rifles had schellac on them in their first life. That stuff is not tough and tends to peal. Birchwood Casey in my view is for the rifle that gets a gun case every where it goes, and stays in a sleeve while in a safe. It produces a wonderfully beautiful finish that brings out the true beauty of the wood. It however does little to protect the wood as it is just not that durable. [/QUOTE]
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