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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! "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | ||
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600s were not stained; the walnut is brown and the beech is yellow getting darker with age. Naturally. | |||
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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). "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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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 opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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The 600 Magnums were made from Black Walnut ant Beech. Not birch. Small bores, I never saw one. | |||
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that's the plan. My other walnut stocks are the perfect color with just a regular finish. "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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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 opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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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. | |||
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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. "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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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. Shoot Safe, Mike NRA Endowment Member | |||
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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. Life itself is a gift. Live it up if you can. | |||
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