86* finally arrived at her new home on Friday. It is of the CC, DT, SG, and SF persuasion. The exhibition black walnut is just that - spactacular. Fit and finish are truly outstanding. The finish on this stock is perfect with no perception of gloss. The darkness of the checkering is not apparent against the very dark black walnut. Trigger pulls are very clean, and I see no issues with tubes or wrench. I'll shoot it next week.
There are two things which I would prefer otherwise:
1. The case color is very dark. In broad daylight, a very dark blue umber and violet predominate. With inside light, one can see very little contrast at all. It is not bad, just could be better - Turnbull would redo it.
2. I do not like the forend design. The wood overhangs the rear iron rather sharply. One will need to be careful not to take a chip out of it in the field where it will bang against belts, game bags and the like.
I can live with both. Otherwise very other aspect of the gun is exceptional, and worth the wait. We'll see how it responds to doves.
