[Ross]

Ok so I recently have been trying to stain a wood stock and wood hand guards. I sanded it all down, applied american walnut stain to it, and the end result looks like shit. The wood looked like shiny plastic. All the hardware stores sold were gloss and satin finishes. So I sanded the stock and hand guard down again and now it looks grey. So I really would like some input as to what brand, colour, finish, techniques, etc other members have used to get their guns looking good. I should have just left it alone, but its too late now.

thanks.