The Hogue cocobolo grips remind me more of a dense, straight-grain walnut with lots of contrast. Nothing gaudy, just restrained good taste. She'll get a trip to the spa for some spring upgrades and a nanolube treatment before a trip back to the range.
Boxing Day was a good, but strange, day at the local gun shop. They said the place would be packed for an hour, then empty for an hour, and then another mob would appear. They said people couldn't throw money fast enough at their wares.
They also got in a gigantic shipment ("gigantic" meaning any quantity more than one of a model) from CZ-USA. Nothing has been inventoried yet, but we have high hopes for tomorrow. There are at least two CZ75 SP01s (over a year since they saw the last one), and another CZ-USA mystery weapon. It's an uncatalogued item called a "CZ75 Police Special", and nobody this side of Brno knows anything about it, other than it's vey limited production. Apparently it's a cross between a CZ75 and CZ85, all steel, non-standard barrel length, and perhaps other surprises under the hood.
With luck, at least I should get a look at both tomorrow (Friday), and maybe a purchase.