No checkering John, but have blooded it quite satisfactorily on a mob of goats and it lived up to my expectations and more. I have tried checkering but found it to be one of the things that I have to leave to others and as I have never had any problems with grip on an uncheckered stock, I am unlikely to have it done any time soon. I apreciate the visual of checkering but have other things to spend to $500+ on that having it done would cost.