I have reshaped the forend on my Beretta Silver Pigeon V, as it had what Beretta calls a beavertail forend and a straight grip stock. You can see the finger grooves it shouldn't have in this photo.:
Straight grip buttstocks really should have a thinner forend, or what they call an English style. The reshaping is done, but the wood looked kiln-dried, that greyish brown color. I just finished staining it with Minwax "Walnut" stain, and am ready to finish it. I bought some Rockhard, hoping the phenolic resin would look nice. I have some tung oil also, and am considering making my own oil/varnish blend using 2 parts Rockhard to 1 part tung. Any thoughts? Should I just use pure Rockhard, a sealer coat of 1:1 with MS followed by top coats? Thanks in advance.