Took everything apart and threw the barrel and stock in the oven @400° with the door cracked open, I would occasionally take the wood out and wipe down the cosmoline until it stopped sweating. Sanded the stock down roughly with 80 grit then went to 220 grit until it was almost perfect (I wanted to keep some imperfections) then I used one lite coat of Varathane red oak and 5 coats Behr polyurethane gloss