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I cant speak for the gunsmith but I sealed mine similarly with tung oil inside and out including inside the mounting screw holes. The tung oil has held up well over the last 4 years of hunting weather I just touched it up again for another 4, easy to apply and leaves a beautiful gloss finish or you can buff it to a matte or flat finish.
Gotcha. I used it before, will again. I ask because I think I'm going to use Spar Urethane over it. Debating using a polymer topcoat.
The rifles in question are used carefully, much loved, but neither Winchester 308 is in original or period correct stocks.
The '57' m-88 is in a very nice grade of walnut custom. The m-100 is a '62' in a post '64' factory. Neither is used very much and really only for hunting, mostly the m-100.
Open to thoughts on the Spar Urethane and possibly a polymer topcoat.