I have been hunting in 15 degree weather and my cotton gloves got a little warm and the place where i held my stock has turned white.Its a old winchester pre-64 stock and when i bought it I think someone may have rubbed a linseed type finish on it as it was a little sticky feeling and i just rubbed it with a cloth and it dried over time.Anyone ever experanice anything like this?I have laid a hot wet cup or glass on a table and left a white ring mark so its sorta like that,What do i need to do to get rid of the problem?I hunted this morning in the rain and its worst now than before in new places....This is a new one on me!!

Sounds like a moisture issue. Moisture penetrating the finish.

Ran into a similar issue recently when bringing a rifle in from test firing. It's still unfinished but it was just begining to sprinkle rain and I later noticed white droplet marks on both stock and metal. Acid rain???

probably uncured, or the undercoats are uncured.

the spots you get on a table top are from moisture trapped in a laquer based finnish. i doubt your rifle was done that way, but an oil based rub-on type might have contained a wax polymer that will cool when rain hits it and turn white. most furniture type rub on oils will contain a wax blend to fill the poors and give a smooth finish,... "user freindly" stuff, not uncommnly used on guns by those who don't know the difference.. by the fact that you stated it was sticky, this also makes me think that's the case. some the the user freindly rub-ons will soften a oil based finish and the resulting stick film is sometimes very hard to get rid of, short of stripping the finish with something like laquer thinner or acetone.

When an oil is applied over a lacquer or urethane or some other "hard" finish the oil will rarely dry. That is the tacky problem.

The white marks are most likely moisture.
If so, it is easy to get rid of. NO need to refinish.
This trick will also work well with your furniture with glass marks.
Go buy some very HIGH level alcohol from the liquor store. The best is ever-clear. put some on a rag and wipe the surface over the marks.

That's it.

Thanks a bunch for all the help,I have been useing it everyday for hours on end and its getting worse than ever,it looks like its got white paint splotches all over it now,got caught in the rain the other day chaseing a 8 pointer over two ridges that was chaseing does,they slipped away but i will be back in the stand in the morning hope it gets down to 28 tonight,that will get them up and running my ridge,Iam feeling lucky/Ruts wide open now....I might as well wait now until after the season is over and then try to clean up the stock,shes still in for a hard ride yet....Dont you just love the feel of a good walnut stocked rifle...nothing like them!Sorta like holding a pretty Lady! I love walnut rifle stocks...

blackbear, linseed oil is a very poor finish and will allow water transfer. I would try to remove the offending oil finish as it will not go away. You can apply a polymer modified oil over a urethane finish and they will cure. Linseed oil never cures well. Try Dalys BenMatte or Seafin teak oil.

Thanks a bunch for the help!