A good way to apply tru oil is use coffee filters to apply it works fantastic just put a little on a folded filter and polish it on the wood

Sweet. Mine looks like yours but mine is flat black spray paint. There was no blueing left and the stock i redone with dark red stain and tung oil. It looks awsome now as before it looked like it was put away in a barn for 50 years, and it was. I paid 250 for it and it still shoots and locks up tight.

Nice job looks great

Great job

Your double barrel looks fantastic nice work. I used Tru Oil on a Mosin project of mine. Loved it so much I started using it on my walking canes. Best final finish I have seen out there.

I used the tru oil kit on a Stevens .410 bolt action & it is a fabulous product. use your hands to keep rubbing it in until it gets tacky enough to not run. 0000 steel wool works great with a lil water to help make the finish appear oil rubbed. THINK AGAIN BEFORE YOU REFINISH JUST ANY OLD GUN. EVEN IF THE GUN LOOKS LIKE ITS IN REAL NEED OF REFINISHING. IT WOULD BE A GIANT CUT IN THE GUN'S REAL VALUE ONCE YOU DO THIS.

You did a great job on the DB. Gun looks real good.

Gun looks amazing! Thanks for posting!

looks nice

It looks nice. Although to keep it close to it's original look Durablue would have matched the factory look. Great job on the finish. Looks amazing

Excellent job. I mean, absolutely splendid! I am about to acquire an older (1960s?) 20 Gauge Ranger side by side (apparently based on the 311).... I think I may have to do what you did, because it is in a rough shape. (at the very least, the wood). Hopefully I can make it look as good as yours (more or less haha). Nice job!

by the way u did a great job

nice, I plan to experiment with duracoat myself some day

Great thing about Tru Oil is you control the finish far easier than other finishes. The more you apply the more gloss you have. A slight buff and knock the shine down to your liking.Oh and touch up work couldn't be simpler

Just a suggestion on the Tru Oil process: I'm not sure what you used to apply the oil with, but if you use cheesecloth to apply in very thin layers and buff lightly with 0000 steel wool in between coats, you won't run into the problems you mentioned. The shotgun looks amazing by the way, I have the exact same model. My friend and I are just now getting into Duracoat and parkerizing, and looking forward to getting a few projects rolling.

@angryslug1 I expect it does have auto-safety, but if you don't like it you can modify it by filing the end off the rod that operates it, making it manual. Personally I'm so used to the auto safety on my side-by-side, now I just naturally push it to "off" as soon as I shoulder it!

i wanted to get a stoeger coach gun, but i recently stopped saving for it after i learned that the gun automatically puts on its safety every time you load it,so i may get this one, but i have questions: 1)if this has Auto-Safety, im not interested in it at all,does it have A-S? 2)how long is the barrel? 3)how long is the stock? 4)is it availabl in 12gauge? i trid to find info elsewhere, but i cant find it thanks in advance

Nice work-it turned out great! Just wish you would have shown the step by step tear down process of the receiver and components to prep before Duracoating...There aren't any vids of the 311 tear down anywhere...

Fantastic job, David! A real jewel! What was your friend's reaction? Did your he give it to his Dad? If so, how did the Dad react? Must have blown him (figuratively!) sheer away! I also did a stock with TruOil and was also very pleased. All the best, Rob

Damn that lil shotty looks great

Very Nice. I recently bought the same model and now I'm thinking a nice restore when would look good on it.

very helpful video. thanks a lot.

Real nice vidio. Enjoyed it. Thanks .

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nice job

@tsali1293 There is one big screw in the hole you will find behind the butt pad on the stock. You will need a long flat screwdriver to get to the head of the screw.

If you use Tru-Oil as it's intended (hand-rubbed) it's dry instantly, and blends perfectly. If you try to use it as a stain, you'll get runs. Good job tho.

I always use my hands putting the true oil on , i just rub the whole stock till it starts to get sticky, seems to help with any runs , put i end up with sticky hands , thank god for brake cleaner lol

Excellent job mate. You can't get Duracote in the UK it's shown on Midways UK site but it's not or sale,the stock finishing oils are not problem but as usual rip off Britain with the prices. I'm doing a couple of guns up at the moment and if they come out looking like that I'll be very happy. Atb Rob

I'm mightily impressed! What a great job! How did Greg's Dad react? Will definitely use Birchwood Casey Tru Oil from now on. I'm going to have to try their blueing kits - I've heard that Super Blue is the best. And cold blueing should best be applied to hot (too hot to touch but no hotter) metal... Rob

I would love to do that to my Beretta A303

I like the results. Does this type of re-finishing take away from its overall value? Some might think so, I do not believe it would if your results look better than the camera captured. I just sub'ed your channel so I will look at the other vids on this project.

Got it thanks

How did you get the Hardware out of the butt stock? I only see one screw that holds the trigger guard. I can't see what is holding the stock to it.. Any help?

How did you disasemble the foregrip and barrels

@bikingnutcase0 thanks

How long does Duracoat last. Better then normal blueing?

just getting into the same business what is a fair price to do this?

where do you get rem 870 black

Ya done good, pard! I've owned two 311's, one in 12 ga. and one in 20; loved 'em both. Yes, they're a "plebian" sort of everyman's double, but much-maligned for no reason, and well worth an "upgrade." I think you're working too hard on the Tru-Oil, tho; just put a dab on yer palm and rub it in, repeating this process until the stock is covered. No streaks. Do this anywhere from 3 to 10 times, and it'll be perfect; I usually rub 'em out with rottenstone for a satin finish.

My dad has one of those and I think it's horrible

nice job