I tried a variety of gun stock finishes and the best store bought one was Tru Oil. For one that has to be sent for is Brian Board's Timberlux (sp).
Damascus, I have been looking for a good furniture wax and I am in the process of making one using pure beeswax and gun spirts turpentine, not mineral spirts as it is petroleum based, and a few drops of pure lemon oil.
Another recipe calls for using olive oil mixed with beeswax and a few drops of pure lemon oil.
I have one brewing now using 1 part pure beeswax, 3 parts gum spirit turpentine, 1 oz. flax oil and a few drops of lemon oil.
For oil finished gun stocks this would be good also because the turpentine along with the linseed oil (I would use flax oil because it is not petroleum based like linseed oil) will sink into the wood, let sit and then buff it out.
