About 2 years ago, I took an old Marlin 60 off a friend's hands. It's a cool old 70's era rifle. Excellent steel, beautiful bore. It dawned on me today that I hadn't fired a shot out of it.
It has a hardwood stock, with a squirrel in the woodwork around the grip.
The steel is almost perfect. The stock has just a touch of wear around the sharper areas where it looks to be worn through. Overall, the varnish is complete and undamaged. It's just developed a very fine roughness to it. It's hard to describe, and the photos I took can't capture it.
What I mean is, I'd like to freshen up the wood, without actually stripping and refinishing it entirely.
Is there a product you can you, with a little elbow grease, to bring back an old wood stock? I was thinking maybe buffing and waxing, like I would an old maple floor.
It's such a beautiful rifle. I saw it and fell in love, because it's an exact replica of the first firearm I ever owned. One I foolishly parted with in my 20's. Those old Marlin .22's are some tack drivers.