From his past, Mike seems to be a good, honest, smith. Hopefully, he's in good health and Ken's barrels are fine.

A story a friend told me this last spring comes to mind. He took an inexpensive o/u gun to a local smith known for barrel work who also happened to be his good friend. The smith was tasked with putting screw-in chokes in the little 410 o/u. Something went wrong and the barrels were ruined. The answer was replacing the gun. The gunsmith found and purchased a replacement gun for his friend. How's that for a standup guy?