I had the Ted Williams fancy one from Sears with really nice wood, marred by that hideous impressed "checkering" and goopy finish. Don't recall the trigger, but POI would climb, a LOT, as the barrel heated up; not a great feature on a semi.
I'd not bother with any of that line these days.
I look at that old impressed checkering as retro cool these days. Particularly the patterns that included oak leaves or squirrels or basketweave. Those are the guns I remember fondly from my youth. I still have an old Montgomery Ward WesternField model 550 AR deluxe pump shotgun with the basketweave pattern impressed checkering and it is one of my sentimental favorites. That particular gun has a genuine American black walnut buttstock that would easily grade AAA fancy today.
