Darn, I didn't even post a negative comment but I got lumped in with those that did. For the record, I own a stupendous Oberlies Model 1892 Winchester in checkered maple. I also own a maple stocked (checkered) 870 Skeet that "by itself" ran 100 straight in the 20 gauge event at a Maryland State NSSA Championship. I have an inletted set of maple for a 12 gauge Model 12 Winchester, just waiting for a gun at the right price. I'm leaning toward a solid rib field choked gun. I'm not against maple or 870s, or lack of checkering, but I do wonder about the "fuzzing" and the website comment that tiger maple is curly maple. I'm not much of a wood guy, but aren't tiger maple and curly maple two different styles of wood?
