It looks very nice though Fred....
Uberti uses a tough finish on their grips, it will come off but it is also deep in the grain.
I use stripper and lacquer thinner for a final prep, Fibing's Leather stain (alcohol based ) VS Oil based stain seems to work some better.
Thanks for the tip. I do use a spirit based stain. Plinkingtons. I do all my grips the same stain and oil and they just turn out all over the road. I strip with Jasco. Seems to do a good job (in particular burning on your skin - use gloves) but you are right, the original finish is deep. I don't stain until I get wood that will absorb the stain. Also this picture was taken with a Sony camera set on "Toy" a program designed to mimic a childs toy camera. Colors are exaggerated and not quite true. Grips look lighter and more orange than they really are. I did the same on my Uberti 61 and they are dark, dark, dark. Roll of the dice. The blued trigger guard also calls attention to the grips.
I just love doing this. I can play gunsmith without messing up anything serious. Often with Ubertis I need to install a button on the end of the cylinder pin to fix the cylinder gap. This one was good to go as delivered. Less work for me.
The Plinkingtons stain I use is their Pre 64 Winchester model 70 stock color. The oil, their red/brown oil.
I gave up on water stains long ago. Fun with guns.
Just to demonstrate, Here are three guns with the grips finished exactly the same way heh. All over the road.