Looks a little darker and shiner. Much nicer.

I think you've found out that your stock has so much old oil and dirt that the wood cells are not porous anymore and won't soak in any more stain. If you put stain on wood like that, it will either just wipe off if its still wet or, if you let it dry too long, it just dries in a sticky layer and doesn't look good.

I'd stay with what you've done. It looks better and actually pretty nice. Otherwise, you'd need to use mineral spirits and clean off a lot of the old oil and strip some of the old stain out to try to refinish it more. That's a ton of trouble and you might not get it looking much better.

Now, put it back together and shoot it!

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