Winchester P14 stock restoration

[jonh172]

I am restoring a Winchester P14 I got as a sporter and was fortunate enough to find a Winchester stock from a forum member. I have also accumulated all the parts needed to return it to original and am being meticulous in finding only W stamped parts. So far, the only non W stamped parts I have left are the cocking piece, rear sight, buttplate and middle band.

The stock came stripped of any finish aside from the deeply rooted black stains.

My plan is to rub the stains with lacquer thinner in hopes of at least lightening them.

Does anyone have a better technique?

Once satisfied I will give it a light sanding with 220grit (not touching the cartouches) and stain to match the handguards. Finish with BLO and reassemble.

The rear handguard is W stamped and from what I can tell still carrying its original finish. I stained the front handguard to match and can hopefully match the stock.

More to come as things progress.

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