The refinish job, using Birchwood Casey Walnut Stain and Tru-Oil. BTW, replacing the front band screw on these guns can be a 14 karat bitch.

I started by sanding off the old finish using 220 grit sandpaper, following with 0000 steel wool and two coats of the stain; more steel wool applied between stain coats.

Then came the Tru-Oil; one coat, buffed again with 0000 and another coat added. It was real glossy so I hit it a few swipes with 0000 steel wool and hand-rubbed it, to bring back the luster. A third coat is a good idea in most cases, steel wooled and hand rubbed to your individual tastes. I let the finished gun stand in a corner 3-4 days so the Tru Oil can cure and harden all the way through.

Once cured, this finish is far more attractive and durable than the barn paint that comes on Rossi 92s. It’s also easily touched up, if need be. 

Here’s a 16″ Rossi 357 finished in the above manner.

And here’s a 20″ Rossi 45 Colt, along with a set of extended, Mesquite Texas Grips (on a Ruger Old Vaquero 45) also finished as described.