Thanks, devnull. Remington always used nice looking wood in my observation. Even the wood without added "figure" was always quality wood. Better quality than a lot of other manufacturers used.
This was just a case of being in the right place at the right time and getting very lucky.
Believe it or not, there is a downside. This stock is as heavy as a lead bar! I hunted with the rifle for one or two seasons and that was enough lugging for me. I haven't used it in 30 years. Nowadays, my go to gun is a Remington 700BDL LH in .30-06 made in 1984 with a nice quarter sawn plain stock of American Walnut that weighs WELL over a pound less than the 7mm!
