Weather proofing a wood stock

[03mossy]

This will be my first season hunting with a wood stock. My other guns are laminate or synthetic. It is inevitable that I will be in either freezing rain or snow at least one day this fall. Should I spray something or Tru oil the inside of the stock? It is not bedded yet, just strait like it came from the factory.

[jpdown]

The factory finish is pretty thin. Rough it up with 0000 steel wool and add a few coats of Tru-Oil would be my recommendation. Use the same process at the end of hunting season to fix the nicks and scratches you'll get from field use.