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Can't see Circle P except in a photo.

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    Posted: Jul 29 2017 at 10:51pm
When I acquired this rifle I took a bunch of pics to id what I had and only then discovered the Circle P stamp.  It's practically invisible to the eye but not worn off.  You can see it, barely, using side lighting.  Can't feel it.  It looks like it was stamped and then the mark filled with linseed oil.

First pic with bright desk light is pretty close to what you see, not much.  Next pic is what the camera reveals with the flash.  Perhaps the flash is penetrating the finish and lighting it up. 

Did they hang these stocks butt side down to dry?

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Exactly how some of my CC cartouches are, can barely see them even with a magnifying glass but they show up pretty good in pics under the flash of a camera.  I will say though that I recently re-oiled a few of my stocks and it seems that I can now see some of the lighter and worn markings a little bit better. 
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has the stock been sanded? does it have rebuild marks?
 
Sometimes what happens when the stock gets wet. the compressed fibers rise.
 
Sometimes a stock gets sanded, then it gets wet. the fibers rise and the proof is proud of the stock! either that or they had braille proofs.... nah. 
 
Many times I find interesting things by photographing. your eyes see things different than a lens.
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Originally posted by W5USMC W5USMC wrote:

Exactly how some of my CC cartouches are, can barely see them even with a magnifying glass but they show up pretty good in pics under the flash of a camera.  I will say though that I recently re-oiled a few of my stocks and it seems that I can now see some of the lighter and worn markings a little bit better. 

What do you oil 'em with?  I used a bit of BLO a year ago since the stock was bone dry but hesitant to use anything since then.  Raw linseed was originally used, then they let them dry for an extended period if I recall correctly.  I think a layer of that covers and fills my Circle P mark.  There are even a couple runs of it on the bottom of the grip partially obscuring the CC cartouche like yours.

Now that my memory is jogged there were tons of details I missed about mine that the camera revealed.  Of course I ain't no spring chicken anymore.  Can still hit the 10 at 100 with a peep sight though!

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I only use Raw Linseed Oil, I let the stock hang for 24 hours, then rub whatever oil is remaining off with a dry rag.
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Originally posted by Sledge Sledge wrote:

 I used a bit of BLO a year ago since the stock was bone dry but hesitant to use anything since then.  Raw linseed was originally used, then they let them dry for an extended period if I recall correctly.  I think a layer of that covers and fills my Circle P mark.  There are even a couple runs of it on the bottom of the grip partially obscuring the CC cartouche like yours
 
 
RLO soaks into the grain, though dry to the touch I believe it slowly evaporates. You can put additional layers or RLO over RLO. This is what was done by the military on carbines and all manuals call for that as upkeep regardless of what the troops actually did. RLO should not fill the CC
 
BLO only minimally soaks into pores and dries on the surface sealing the grain. BLO may fill a CC.  You cannot  apply RLO over BLO as it will not soak in and just wipe off. You can scuff surface and add more BLO.
 
BLO chips and harder to fix finish. RLO you can just give a wipe down and its fixed.
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RLO only.

Have seen varying degrees of the M1A1 circle P back of the stock stamp. Sometimes faint, sometimes not. They all have that look to them.
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