Oh - one more. I have a Pedersoli Gibbs long range percussion rifle. It is the "Deluxe" model with upgraded wood, extensive hand engraving, and all the bells and whistles. It is a fantastic rifle in nearly every way, with very nice wood, excellent engraving, and tremendous accuracy. The checkering, though, looks like it was done by a drunken child. Especially on the forearm there isn't a straight line to be found. (The picture looks like there is a problem with my cell phone. There isn't. The borders really do look like that!)
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Because everything else about the rifle is great - and because accuracy was the primary concern with the purchase, and it has that in spades - I'm not especially upset about it. In fact, now that the pain of the cost is forgotten, the checkering is actually kind of funny to me.