There's no reason to automatically question the integrity of Mr. Larson's repair simply because he's an amateur. And certainly no reason to trust it, either. Cosmetic reduction of the evidence of repair is a skill that has it's place but there's also an ethical imperative to reveal knowledge of repairs and mods for those who value their reputations. Guns change hands and one man's wallhanger might be the next man's prospective duck canon. Disclosure of repair at sale is in order whether Humpty-Dumpty has had the loving attention of Mr. Trevallion or Mr. X, as, for instance, "well-executed repair to stock head."

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