Why some stocks are "black"

[campperrykid]

Maybe a mix of motor oil and kerosene that became dirty with use ?

For a long time I thought that some of the Blue Sky stocks had been dipped in used kim chi tractor oil --maybe thinned with a little kerosene . Could be both and --rather than either or.

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[browningautorifle]

As I have previosly pointed out somewhere, you even see an individual smoking during the process. That's the way it used to be. We didn't worry about it either. I should think these weapons would be looking at a zero time turnaround, that is immediate re-issue.

Yes the live steam would be hard to contain in the open drum. You would have to tie it down with a firing line or it would fly away...