I wouldnt have done anything to mine if it was t for the odd color of it. I dint know if the wood is just really dark, unusually dark or if its some stain the factory put on or what. I look around at all of the other CZs and they have a color sort of like the Henrys. I look around on Gunbroker and the like and all of the 457's I see are much lighter. And, yes, it does have some very nice grain that I wanted to highlight, or at least be able to see it.
I probably will end up stripping it and starting from scratch, I dint like the "plastic" look. I want a nice rubbed oil finish look, and the only way to get that look is to have a rubbed oil finish.

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