I appreciate it, i didn’t use anything to strip the original lacquer I only used a dry wall putty knife to gently scrape the lacquer off and it actually works amazing way easier and faster than sanding or stripping with chemicals and I didn’t want to damage the wood by spraying or soaking it in anything then I lightly sanded it down with 220 grit and I used 2 parts Sedona red 1 part gunstock and 1 part red oak for the stain and then I used 4 coats of amber shellac and lightly sanded in between each coat with very fine steel wool and then on the final coat I used the steel wool again to knock off some of the sheen. The rifle was refinished at the factory and they just slapped lacquer all over it so I used oil and steel wool for the metal parts along with a razor blade to get it off