I just put the last coat of wax or my new Krag sporter stock. I decided to go with a military style bloiled linseed oil finish (2 scrub coats and 8 hand rubbed coats). The wood is a very plain grade of "musket cut" American walnut. All of the other stocks I have made have a high grade, dead smooth, gloss finish on figured wood. They are very pretty, but I don't even like to take them out to the range for fear I might get the finish dinged. That is nuts, they were made to shoot and shoot often.After a few months of reflection, I may decide the strip the finish or one or two of the others and go back with a good BLO finish. That is a decision I want to be slow in the making.