“refinishing the wood”
There is an excellent stock treatment section at surplusrifle.com. Me, I do a general cleaning with a denatured alcohol scrub with 000 steel wool and 2 or more BLO (boiled linseed oil) scrubs with 0000 steel wool. (I rcommend against sanding. too much might make the top hand guard loose. don’t ask how I know!) Finsihed off with what is called “gunny paste” aka 1/3 wax which is 1/3 BLO, 1/3 beeswax, and 1/3 turpentine.
1/3 wax available at http://www.thegunstockdoctor.com
Thanks very much. I’ve used tung oil in the past but I’ll check out your solution.
Roger on the boiled linseed oil.