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    GETTING TO GRIPS WITH OIL

    Jun 16, 2022 3 minutes

    Not that long ago there was little in the way of finishing oils on the shelf for anyone wanting to finish a stock or pistol grips. For longer than most shooters can remember, linseed oil has been used as an effective finish in the gun trade and is used today as a base oil. Many gunsmiths had their own privately guarded recipes for the perfect stock oil using this mixed with various other secret ingredients.

    Over the years these have been declassified more and more, and today

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