New refinished stock too slick to hang onto.

[CJP]

I bough a finished birch stock from Boyds for my Ruger American Ranch rifle in 450 Bushmaster. While fitting the barreled action to the Boyds stock I found that the bolt hit the top of the buttstock. I rasped and sanded through the original finish so I decided to refinish the whole stock. I used Tru-Oil for the job. There is no laser etching or checkering on the stock so it is very slick. Professional checkering or laser etching is too expensive for me. Does anyone here know of a gunsmithing school that could use a donor stock to practice checkering or carving? If you have any other ideas please share them. Thanks.

 

[Enigma]

Buy some clear Spray Grit, and apply it to the pistol grip and forearm area. Rust-Oleum and others offer this. Alternately, rub the finish down with some #0000 steel wool to take the shine off of it; that should help some. Skate board tape might be something to consider, also.

 

[P89DC]

Get a Dremel and make some DIY checkering.

Use that wood rasp to rough up the surface where you want checkering.

Wait for the Tru-Oil to dry then cover it with polyurethane similar to Boyds original finish.