Hello everyone.  I have a few original rifles with the original factory varnish.  Now I don't campaign with these, but for occasional range use, what is the best way to protect this type of finish?  Would Johnson's paste wax be OK?   When cleaning, I always cover butstock for solvent protection.  Thanks!

I used Johnsons Paste Wax for years. Worked well. Been using Howards Feed and Wax for the last few years. Easier to put on and wipe back off and smells better. There is a musiemum quality wax that is supposed to be great. Renasiance Wax as I recall. I thing any good quality wax will work well for you. Waxing stocks and oiling the metal parts of guns occasionaly is good for the soul and the guns.

I like to use a pigmented Carnauba based paste wax. Any clear or yellow wax will fill the pores and edges and dry leaving visable small white flecks. The pigmented wax dries with the flecks the color of the pigment. My current favorite is -Trewax, Brown Paste Wax. This leaves a walnut colored fleck. If you need some thing with a redish tint try- Trewax, Indian Sand Paste Wax. Both were available a few years ago at Ace Hardware. Have not had to buy any for awhile as a 1lb can lasts a really long time, unless you wax your wood floors with it ! Thats actually it's intended use and the reason it works so well on wood gunstocks that actually get used.