Question on my Rem. 03A3 - damaged finish

I purchased a nice 03A3 a while back and then decided to get a padded leather shoulder guard to 'ease my pain'

I just took it off after about a month or two of its being in place and found that the leather had removed some of the finish. I'm just a little irritated:mad:

Have I messed it up good, or can it be restored and how?

Here are two photos.

Thanks for any help

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...d636c5_m-1.jpg https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...001160_m-1.jpg

i little gun oil in a rag, will darken that right back up.

Someone at work today mentioned that I should try boiled linseed oil.

Would that be any better than a little gun oil?

id try the gunoil first

Thanks. I'll give that a try first

gun oil worked fine. Thanks for the tip

awesome..glad i could help.