Chuck,
Re the burnt checkering - your description sounds much worse than similar Italian examples - I've seen laser cut burntish checkering where the valleys are black. I couldn't leave my Rizzini B as-is because of it and pointed up (valleyed down?) the checkering. But the checkering layout was perfect, as expected when cut by computer controlled lasers. No excuse for CSMC.

It takes me a long time to change my mind - I decided on two triggers 2 weeks after ordering but hemmed and hawed for 6 months before committing - so we'll see when and what CSMC delivers.