Boiled linseed oil thinned with mineral spirits has been a favorite gunstock finish for at least 200 years. The US military used it on all their gunstocks up until the mid 1950's when they switched to Tung oil for some reason. Of course, all the stocks are plastic now.
Jerry


"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!