It's amazing that the critics are so naïve, maple will "fuzz" if you checker it. I can't believe that some people are so low class as to knock someone else's gun. You may own a doublegun, but you are no gentleman. I haven't given Dave a dime for years because he lets crap like this go on and on at his site. You guys are on you own. don't bother posting some smartass comment because I'm done with doublegunshop.com
IM: I agree with you, there are some real jack ass folks on this forum, but when you post a photo of a gun on a public forum, no matter if it's an 870 or an Holland Royal, you are going to get some dissenters, just because. And you sort of asked for opinions by making your post. Frankly, I like 870's and I think for $700 your man did a nice job. But, it's not the quality Paul Hodgins would do, but we aren't talking a Holland Royal and a $7500 bill, either. BTW, when I was a kid learning to shoot skeet, a man had an 1100 custom stocked in Birdseye Maple. It was awesome and I'm sad to say, I used to covet that gun.