I own a Swede rifle, bought back in the mid '80's, I think for $129. It came with good blueing, tho' dirty and a stock that was so filthy it was almost black. Thought about refinishing it and used some old Whiting and 1,1,1 Triclor that I'd had stuck back (can't get it anymore) to soak off the old oil.
When that cleaned up I found some of the most fantastically figured wood underneath that I've ever seen on a rifle, fiddleback and birdeye all the way up and down it. I left it as is.
There is some minor spotting in the barrel but even with that it is super accurate, provided you can deal with the military trigger. Long and heavy, it speaks back to the days when craftsmen built guns, even massed produced ones.
Where did those days go? It is really a fun gun to take to the range.
RD

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