Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-10-13 | Page 4 | Taking Good Care of the Gun Stock

1 Taking aking Good Care of 01 the Gun Stock I To man many sportsmen nothing delights the eye more titan than or oil al finished stock If I your our tur purse O will wili wl not allow alow of an oil on finished stock at the time of purchase and you OU are fre having a a gun made at a a. factory tile the they will 1 be glad to soak the th stock with wih oil 01 and It I comes to you as as dull and In iii r ln as 11 apiece a apiece piece of or brown chalk you TOU may bring out all aU the grain and obtain a I fine finish by rubbing It down yourself It I is more to be desired than the us usual 11 I finish on the stock of the He low priced pun gun un and not only can cn you make the tle stock toc more mors b beautiful but also alo scratches may be healed by ft a t little hittie rubbing I If your our gun cun un has hs a finished stock stock It I may be b kept in perfect condition and its Is beauty augmented b by the application of rl raw w Inee linseed oil 01 The stock should be with Tilh this oil oi and allowed to remain over night If 1 It Is s left let longer it may iray gum gm In th the morning the time stock should be wiped and rubbed down dow either with wih a woolen rag raC raCor or the palm of the hand hand Artificial heat beat m may y be used as a an n acid aclo but the natural heat caused by the friction in wiping Is 15 best suited to drive the oil 01 into the wood wo Although a dull dell del finish Is s desirable a polish may be obtained by occasional applications ap ap- of oil 01 rubbed down at once