Stock Refinishing ??????

[nhetzer]

Removing filth is one thing. Sanding it down and removing WOOD is another. Just making sure you understand that we are making a distinction. I'm all for stripping years if grime off of a gun. But once you take sandpaper to it you strip off the natural aged patina off the wood. Nothing can replace that except another 60 plus years of use. That's all we're trying to say. I've known lots of guys who have kicked themselves for doing what you are about to do.

Like I said before, if you want that brand new from the factory look, why not get a reproduction stock set? This way if you ever plan to sell the rifle you can put the old stock back on and get your money out of it.

Don't take offense. The guys on here (myself included) collect these for the history as much as for shooting. "Restoring" a gun destroys the historical value. At that point it's just a shooter and it's historical integrity is gone. Sure, it's still an Enfield. But you will essentially be erasing any story that gun could tell through it's battle marks and patina. It's something we're pretty passionate about as you can tell!