O/T: Rifle Stock Damage

[prossbow]

I bought a Browning A-Bolt - Medallion in .270 this summer, it's used and due to an unfortunate chain of events where on a damp day hunting with his (previous owner) hunting knife forgotten in his rear pocket the butt of his knife met the stock of his gun resulting in about 25 or so little picks in the finish.

I was wondering if there was any product that I could use to reseal the finish and protect the wood from potentially getting damaged. It appears to only be the finish that is "dented", if you will, and the edges of each pick or dent is slight whitened.

A friend (by no means an expert) suggested I find some tru-oil. Any other suggestions? Tru-oil isn't readily available in my area to my knowledge.

Thank you.

[EQUINOXHNTERVA]

You can steam out the dents with a steam iron and a damp cloth. Im not a expert but this worked well on a beloved 7mm mag of mine. Keep the cloth wet and right over the dent and the steam from the iron right over it and it will soon pull it right out. It did not damage the finish at all. I can't recall who told me about this but it worked well for me.

[gerald strine]

You can get tru oil at Cabelas but I believe the Browings have a clear polycoat finish not sure that would work.
I refinished a 12 gauge in tru oil and liked the results easy to work with.

[Sopchoppy]

The steam iron will raise the wood of the stock, but not the finish. IF the little dents are through the finish and into the wood, you'll have to strip ALL the finish off the stock, raise the dents with the steam iron, lightly sand the entire stock with with 0000 steel wool, and refinish. If you do this, be very light with your sanding so as not to go through the stain on the stock. You cannot "top coat" the spots to make them invisible. If the little spots are not through the finish, you can fill them in with a wipe-on or brush-on polyurethane, but they will show. All this is not as hard as it may sound, but if you aren't comfortable doing it, a gunsmith can refinish it.

[prossbow]

Thanks for the info.