The wood in the stock was fantastic, oiled it occasionally and that was it. Can't comment on the MK2, but you won't go wrong with a MK1.
Al
thats the same as i do with mine, as the stock has seen a lot of use the seal on the wood that it came with had faded so i just go over it with a cloth dabbed in sainsbury`s finest mazola olive oil... ive used the mk2 and to be honest cant really see much difference as they both seem to hit bang on... heres a link to a write up to each rifle... but the link for the mk1 is the later model. but if you go on the http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/ w