Stripping a stock

[Singer B]

Citristrip. Used it on several projects and it not only strips the finish but seems to pull any oils and contaminants out of the wood. Leaves you a stripped and dry stock ready to be rehydrated and finished.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

I have used Citri-strip with great results (just finished a Romanian AK stock) slower than the more caustic ones but like the lack of fumes.
Follow up cleaning with Murphy's Oil Soap. Takes a stain and or BLO very readily after drying.
Hope to see before/after photos.

[GunnyUSMC]

I’ve stripped a few hundred stocks over the years and most often I use Klean Strip paint stripper. I’ve never cared for Citristrip.
Here are pics of the last two stock sets I finished about two weeks ago. They were stripped, cleaned , Boned and then a BLO finish applied.

[WarPig1976]

There's some 60's or 70's era stocks with Polyurethane that is impervious to any kind of stripper. Those are best dragged down an asphalt road behind a Pick-up truck on a chain. Or use a heat gun, which ever tickles your fancy.

[painter777]

There's some 60's or 70's era stocks with Polyurethane that is impervious to any kind of stripper.

Sounds like you may have run across some Moisture-cured urethane. Back in the day before the stricter VOC limits we'd often find Chris Crafts with these types of finish.
Still around today but much lower Solids and VOC.

[Singer B]

I’ve stripped a few hundred stocks over the years and most often I use Klean Strip paint stripper. I’ve never cared for Citristrip.
Here are pics of the last two stock sets I finished about two weeks ago. They were stripped, cleaned , Boned and then a BLO finish applied.

Those turned out really nice! I just finished 2 sets like them this last month. I think you can't go wrong using any commercial stripper since they wouldn't be in business if they didn't work. Find one you feel comfortable with and enjoy the finished project. I finished a Savage 340 a couple weeks ago and an H&R 1915 this week. Both were guns owned by a friend who got them from his grandfather and they hadn't seen any love for quite awhile. He is taking both guns and his grandfather shooting in the next couple of weeks so they can enjoy them together.