Photos of stripped and refinished dragon slayer stock

When I opened the box, I was quite pleased to see that the stock was in good cosmetic condition. I have heard horror stories on how these Korean stocks come with scratches, nicks, and dents…but I was fortunate to have the opposite with mine. Unfortunately, I did not like the appearance of the finish. I forgot to take before photos of it before I stripped it, but the best way to describe it (for those who have never seen the finish on the latest production of these rifles) is that it looked like an “orangy” yellow plastic wallpaper. It did not give the impression of real wood, but instead cheap plastic. I decided to sand it off rather than strip it (simply because I did not have any stripper on hand) and it took quite some time and effort to get it all off. I sanded some finger grooves into the pistol grip for looks and function. I then took 80 grit, then 220, then 600 to it. Next I took a propane torch to it in order to bring out the grain pattern. I was attempting to go for a “tiger stripe” type natural burn in the wood, but alas the best made plans of mice and men….needless to say, it was not so “controllable”. After I burned it, I re-sanded it, then I stained it with a red mohogany stain (three coats) sanded with 800 grain and hand rubbed 7 coats of Tung oil in 12 hour intervals. I am quite happy with the results. It feels more like a custom stock now and more like a “real rifle” than the previous toy it looked like with that plastic finish(the first photo is after I sanded off the stock finish)

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