Right now I just have the pistol stuffed in the holster, havent had time for the greasing and wrapping that I have to do to wet the holster, Im going to try the olive oil this weekend though. I snapped a pic of my refinished remington last night. It's not that great quality but gives you an idea of what its looking like. I still have the nooks and crannys to re-do and I'm not sure if I would call this a patina finish or just barenaked remington!
Let me tell you, birchwood casey blue and rust remover does a number on the blueing and some 0000 steel wool afterwards makes it really pretty!