NFA amnesty Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) What do you guys suggest regarding preservation of the MP44 wood butt stock and handles. Would Tru-Oil be good? Or do you suggest doing nothing to protect the wood. Should you remove the metal hardware on the butt stock or do you risk stripping out the wood screw holes. Thanks everyone. Edited December 5, 2019 by NFA amnesty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Henley Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 I know nothing about a MP44 stock, but I love Ballistol which has really made my M1 Garand stock look great. I understand it was developed in Germany. Great for firearms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoscoeTurner Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 I owned two for over thirty years and did nothing more to the wood than wipe it down from time to time, generally once or twice a year if they had not been shot, with the same oil I used on the metal - G96. The wood looked just as good as the day I received them when it came time to ship them to the new owner. For whatever reason people seem to believe constant maintenance is required, it is not if you keep the guns in the proper environment. Keep in mind that too much maintenance is just as bad as not enough. If it ain't broke, don't keep fixing it until it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA amnesty Posted December 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Thanks everyone for your input/advice. Since these stocks are 75 plus years old and have heard others having problems with their wood stocks, thought I would check. Roscoe, could not agree more, really need to be careful to store in a lower humidity environment and be careful to not over clean/oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Henley Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Some time ago I looked up what the NRA museum does in Washington, D.C., and as I recall it maintains an environment of 70 degrees and 50 percent humidity. Too low humidity dries out wood stocks. I noticed the humidity in my house plunges when the heat pump is running, but that's a short term issue here in the Panhandle of Florida where the humidity is high. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryKeim Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 That's the same target environment suggested for acoustic guitars.... in the middle and stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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