I've seen on alot of the really nice new looking ones, in Beech I presume, a reddish finish, similar to Savage No4's. This rifle is stocked in beech, and I just wanted to refresh it and preserve rather then refinish it. I could easily wipe it with turps and give it a wipe with shellac, I just don't want to end up with an obvious "re done" looking rifle. Just clean, tidy and maintained.