Somewhere in my vault there is a Remington 700 ADL from the 1960s with that hideous pressed checkering. I'm guessing it's hiding in the darkest corner out of embarrassment. If I didn't have 10 thumbs I'd be tempted to try to recut it, but as bad as it looks, I'd only make it worse and it's not worth paying someone else to do it given what those rifles sell for these days.