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Know that it’s been discussed before, but just wondering if any members would care to share their experiences and opinion of the product.
Thanks
If you can’t convince them, confuse them
I like it. Put some on a light glove & wipe everything down. I don’t care for the stuff with the “Winchester finish” added.
From what I’ve read, more folks seem to like it than those who don’t.
I don’t like it. Maybe I had a bad bottle of it? The Snake Oil was waxy on my stocks. Oily to the touch. Rain would turn it into a foreign material that would continue to come off on my hands. Didn’t seal against the rain. Where I held the forestock, after a short while there was little left there–Transferred from my hand to my pant leg.
I had purchased two bottles of it. Ended up giving them away to someone who wanted to try the SnOil.
Now I am very pleased using Mineral Spirits and Pure Tung Oil in a 50/50 mix. Brings out more beauty of the wood, seals against rain, stays on/in the wood without crudding up your hands. No wax crud. No alien crud.
I too only use tung oil/mineral spirits. It leaves a waterproof and permanent finish that is easy to touch up if needed.
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
Old West Snake Oil is a great product for protecting the surfaces from oxidation and frequently handling (gun shows). I doubt that it is the best product for protecting the gun from the elements when out in a hunting environment. I have used it on most of my old old Winchesters for the past 20-years and like it.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
As Burt stated, Old west Snake oil is more of a “gun oil” ie..protects from rusting…It was never intended as a permanent gunstock finish.
I would sure be careful of putting the tung oil/mineral spirits on your Winchesters on a regular basis as it is a permanent finish and will just built up and begin to look thick. I also would not want it on the metal for the same reason. I do think it is a great wood finish, but should be applied sparingly, and not slopped over onto the metal surfaces. I have used snake oil and think it does the job it was made to do. I prefer Renaissance Micro-Crystalline Wax Polish though. Peter
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