How to Refinish a Gun Stock

Lay out a drop cloth to catch runoff from the stripping process.
Unscrew the butt plate.
Apply stripper to the stock with a brush. Use either a toothbrush or a small detailing brush to get to the hard-to-reach places.
Wait between 15 and 25 minutes, as directed by the instructions on the stripper bottler.
Check the progress of the stripping by trying to move the sludge with a plastic scraper. If it comes off easily, the stripper is done. If not, wait longer.
Scrape the old finish off with the plastic scraper.
Repeat the process if necessary.



Place a wet washcloth over dents and scratches in the stock, and then even these out by pressing the wood around them with the iron.
Remove the remaining trace imperfection using the sanding block with medium-grade sandpaper. Be careful to not take off too much wood. Major dents and scratches should be dealt with by pressing, and sanding is just to touch up. Do not sand the chequering.
Create a smooth finish with the sanding block and a fine grade of sandpaper.



Apply wood finish with the brushes to the stock, and leave this to dry for several hours.
Apply lacquer to the stock with the brushes, leaving each layer to dry for several hours apiece. Between two and four layers will be necessary.
Screw the butt plate back on.

How to Replace the Stock for a Remington 11

Unload your shotgun outdoors, and double-check it to ensure all the rounds have been emptied from the chamber. Leave the action open to better ensure the barrel remains free.
Remove the two Phillips-head screws from the butt plate pad at the rear of the butt stock.
Remove the butt pad and plate from the stock. Apply slight pressure to the pad to loosen any adhesive that may have been used during assembly.
Remove the action spring tube nut and lock washer made accessible when you removed the stock pad. Remove the nut with a standard pair of needle-nose pliers by fitting the tips into the nut. Turn the nut counter-clockwise to unscrew and remove.
Remove the stock from the shotgun body by grasping the body in one hand and slightly working the stock side to side with the other while pulling it away from the gun housing.
Install the new stock by sliding it onto the action tube and into the gun body. The stock end to be fitted into the gun body is milled to fit precisely.
Reinstall lock nuts and action spring tube nut in the same order in which they were removed. Tighten the nut by hand until snug, then completely tighten with needle-nose pliers to secure the stock to the gun body.
Replace the butt stock pad mount and pad to the new gun stock. Insert the Phillips-heads screws and securely tighten them with a Phillips screwdriver.