Gentlelmen; I have been refinishing/finishing for 31 years now. I sprayed the satin two part epoxy finish on all Kimber rifles (June 81-July 87). I have owned my own business since 1990 and have use many different finishes. The question originally was, I believe, is there a satin finish that stays satin. Yes, the poly finish used by Browning stays satin. ALL other finishes will start to show gloss with repeated rubbing of the face and hands. Look at an original Kimber stock that has NOT been refinished and you will see the grip of the stock and the face side of the buttstock will be glossy or is starting to turn to gloss. As a matter of fact....I use a satin finish rattle can for some of my finishing. Sanding it down with 600/1200 after the final coats and then polising up with Brownell's rubbing compounds.... the gloss finish rivals any Weatherby made.
