[clubcoz1]

The 'finer checkering' I refered to wasn't with the Turkish grips ( I have no turkish grips with checkering )... it was with the ones I picked up from Simpson, Ltd. The Turkish grips aren't perfect either, but they offer different patterns for a more personalized look at a much more resonable price...I personally consider wood grips generally to be a 'consumable', but if I had a Luger with a matching set of grips it probably has all matching numbers too and I would not want to damage my investment by shooting it. Not the case with my recent shooter purchases...they're not good, but they're good enough...I'll post some pictures of the grips if I get a chance. I realize my opinion runs contrary to the community at large, but I'm not dropping $200-300+ on what amounts to non-matching grips, at least until I hit the lottery...lol.