Outers Gun Stock Finish |Restoration, Repair and Maintenance|Forum|Winchester Collector

Years ago I refinished the stock on an old Model 1886 that had been re-bored to 45-70.  It was (and still is) a good shooter but the stock was pretty well beaten up and had some repairs to the wood.  Back then (mid 1970’s) I used a Outers Gunslick Refinishing Kit.  I was very pleased with the results then and the stock still looks good some 40 years later.

I am currently restoring, for shooting purposes, a Model 1892 which I got with wood that was more suited for firewood than for a gunstock plus had re-barreled with a sawed off round barrel of a different caliber than the original.  I’ve replaced the barrel with a new octagon 44-40 one, which is the way it came from the factory.  For the stock and forearm I’m using new wood, have formed and fitted it, stained it and now have 15 coats of hand rubbed tung oil (cut with mineral spirits).  I’m considering topping that off with a couple of coats of Outers Stock Finish but don’t want to put a varnish on top of oil.  The question is, does anyone out there know what is in the Outers stuff???

What I have found is that the Outers Sock finish claims to give an oil-like finish (which it did on my old ’86) and the warning says it contains alcohol.  The instructions say it will dry and can be re-coated in 5 minutes and can be given a final rubbing with rotten stone after 12 hours.