I wouldn't call hand checkering cheap. Pressed checkering yes. If you look at a lot of the old classic rifles with hand checkering you will see that most all have some issues such as over runs. Checkering back then, in my opinion, was more utilitarian than decorative. Today checkered stocks are things of beauty and that's why they look the way they do. They fetch your eye and pocket book. Personally, I prefer the older hand checkered stocks over the newer stocks and think that they are more durable with fewer lpi.
I was not clear. I agree with you in the hand checkering. I was just asking if the post 65 DL stock is the same shape with pressed checkering, or if they changed the shape as well when they added pressed checkering. I'm willing to live with the cheap (pressed) of the shape is same.
I just want to know what I'm looking for. I'm new to 99's