I have a 600 in .222 Rem that i need to refinish.

Any recommendations on stains for the walnut that match the factory brownish color? I used Grok and uploaded photos of the rifle, it recommended Minwax Penetrating Stain – Provincial (#211)

I've used to Mohawk branded stains in the past for different projects as well.

Thanks!

600s were not stained; the walnut is brown and the beech is yellow getting darker with age. Naturally.

If it's walnut, it will be fine then as you state w/o stain.

However, I have one in 308 Win that was not walnut (birch, beech?). It's all wood, not the laminated stock (which I have on a 350 rem mag one).

Might consider just some rubbing alcohol and moisten the wood, just to see how dark it will become with just a t a clear finish

The 600 Magnums were made from Black Walnut ant Beech. Not birch.
Small bores, I never saw one.

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
Might consider just some rubbing alcohol and moisten the wood, just to see how dark it will become with just a t a clear finish

that's the plan. My other walnut stocks are the perfect color with just a regular finish.

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Originally posted by dpcd:
The 600 Magnums were made from Black Walnut ant Beech. Not birch.
Small bores, I never saw one.

My best friend growing up had one in 6mm rem. I didnt care for, if I remember correctly, the plastic rib.


I can't for the life of me remember which stock... I want to think it was some yellow laminate


While on the subject of niche Remingtons, the 788 was an even uglier gun, in my eyes, but wow do they shoot

I liked them because they were unique. The yellow wood was Beech, and the brown part was walnut.
As for the 788, the first one I had was a .223 in 1975 or so. Shot incredibly well.
Fast lock time and rigid receiver and lockup, was the key. I put it on a Richards stock though. One made for a 93 Mauser. I was at Ft Knox then and I did all this in my BOQ.

my 222 and 350 have the factory vinyl ribs.

One was perfect, another warped and couldn't get it back straight, even with a heat gun. Bought an aftermarket one made from aluminum. It rocks! Exact replica.

I had a Remington Mohawk in 222 Rem, which I really liked but often wondered why Remington would put that caliber in such a compact short barrel rifle (carbine). My floor plate suffered from warpage. I finally found a metal replacement that was painted aluminum, if I remember correctly. It was another one of those “why did I sell it” guns.

If I recall correctly, the last Mohawk I saw was quitie dark. I do know that Minwax ebony stain works great for darkening walnut stains. It doesn't take much. Slowly, test it.