I then lightly sanded with 220 grit sandpaper to remove the "feathers" of wood that were sticking up.

If you are careful with the sanding, you don't remove any cartouches or change the shape of the stocks at all.

I then took them to Tman's garage where we stained them.

We got some Orange Rit dye.

We usually use the liquid Rit dyes for staining, but the Orange only came in the powder form.

We mixed it with 90% alcohol to dissolve it and mixed in a little Scarlet to get the desired color.

Tman applied it with a rag and rubbed it in.

We liked the final color.

Meanwhile, one of Tman's rifles had a very slight crack in the stock.

The crack extended through the center portion of the stock.

We decided to put two screws, including a center "Stalingrad Screw" similar to the Ishy Screw in our earlier post on the Enfield.

See here: Repairing a Cracked Stock