Enfield Stock Question

sh4d0ww4rri0r · 04-23-2008, 12:20 AM

Is the wood on an Enfield stock supposed to be soft that I can dig my fingernail into it pretty easily? This thing feels real light too. Is this normal?

irish murphy · 04-23-2008, 07:04 AM

You would break your finger nails on mine

SwedeSteve · 04-23-2008, 09:03 AM

I chewed all of mine off waiting to get to the range to shoot mine. My stock is pretty hard a well!

sell33 · 04-23-2008, 09:04 AM

Mine isn't soft at all either, somethings up with yours...maybe it is some soft pine or something? not sure why i would be though.

irish murphy · 04-23-2008, 03:32 PM

Maybe its been Hit with too much oil?Only thing i can think of that would soak into the wood and turn it soft.

Capt'n Mil Coll · 04-23-2008, 04:48 PM

Is it a No1 or No4? My number one has very hard wood on it. The number 4 not all that hard.

sh4d0ww4rri0r · 04-23-2008, 04:59 PM

Its a number 4. The wood seems to be very light as well. Maybe she is a counterfeit from afghanastan. She shoots beautifully though! My buddy likes this rifle better than my nagants.... shhhh.....! vaneska and franczeska will get jealous.....

timberlord · 04-23-2008, 06:28 PM

Light coloured stocks could be Beech (UK) or Birch ( US/Can)
Any stamps on it?

sh4d0ww4rri0r · 04-23-2008, 06:29 PM

I'll post pics tonight of the weird stampings. I am planning on refinishing this one anyways. Would polyurethane make the surface of the wood a little stronger?

timberlord · 04-23-2008, 06:44 PM

It was originally finished with Boiled Linseed Oil.
For a sporter I like to use a thinned out varnish .

sh4d0ww4rri0r · 04-23-2008, 06:49 PM

In the end I want it to look like this:

e28-10.jpg

I am thinking polyurethane to strengthen the outside of the wood but it seems a little shiny for what I want. Could I get results like that with semigloss poly and some steel wool? I've used oils before on my mosin which has a much harder wood, It looks great but my first priority is to make sure this doesnt get dinged up more than it already is.

04-23-2008, 12:20 AM	#1
sh4d0ww4rri0r Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 186	Enfield Stock Question Is the wood on an Enfield stock supposed to be soft that I can dig my fingernail into it pretty easily? This thing feels real light too. Is this normal?

04-23-2008, 09:03 AM	#3
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,400 Images: 1	I chewed all of mine off waiting to get to the range to shoot mine. My stock is pretty hard a well! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

04-23-2008, 04:48 PM	#6
Capt'n Mil Coll Military Rifle Collector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right behind you. -NRA Member- Posts: 2,311 Images: 15	Is it a No1 or No4? My number one has very hard wood on it. The number 4 not all that hard. __________________ Let's light this fuse and see what happens!

04-23-2008, 06:28 PM	#8
timberlord Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 299	Light coloured stocks could be Beech (UK) or Birch ( US/Can) Any stamps on it? __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...LongStamp1.jpg Last edited by timberlord; 04-23-2008 at 06:41 PM.

04-23-2008, 06:44 PM	#10
timberlord Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 299	It was originally finished with Boiled Linseed Oil. For a sporter I like to use a thinned out varnish . __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...LongStamp1.jpg

04-23-2008, 07:04 AM	#2
irish murphy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra,Australia Posts: 1,028 Blog Entries: 5	You would break your finger nails on mine

04-23-2008, 09:04 AM	#4
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,195	Mine isn't soft at all either, somethings up with yours...maybe it is some soft pine or something? not sure why i would be though.

04-23-2008, 03:32 PM	#5
irish murphy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra,Australia Posts: 1,028 Blog Entries: 5	Maybe its been Hit with too much oil?Only thing i can think of that would soak into the wood and turn it soft.

04-23-2008, 04:59 PM	#7
sh4d0ww4rri0r Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 186	Its a number 4. The wood seems to be very light as well. Maybe she is a counterfeit from afghanastan. She shoots beautifully though! My buddy likes this rifle better than my nagants.... shhhh.....! vaneska and franczeska will get jealous.....

04-23-2008, 06:29 PM	#9
sh4d0ww4rri0r Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 186	I'll post pics tonight of the weird stampings. I am planning on refinishing this one anyways. Would polyurethane make the surface of the wood a little stronger?

04-23-2008, 06:49 PM	#11
sh4d0ww4rri0r Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 186	In the end I want it to look like this: e28-10.jpg I am thinking polyurethane to strengthen the outside of the wood but it seems a little shiny for what I want. Could I get results like that with semigloss poly and some steel wool? I've used oils before on my mosin which has a much harder wood, It looks great but my first priority is to make sure this doesnt get dinged up more than it already is. Last edited by sh4d0ww4rri0r; 04-23-2008 at 06:51 PM.