Stan;
I am in total agreement with you, that would also raise his esteem in my eye as well.
BUT, to keep it in perspective as to my post, which somehow seems to be so controversial, how would you have felt if he had told you up front, That gun is a Fox, I don't consider it worthy of my time & effort.
I really believe in that case you would have had a totally different perspective.
Some folks like Foxes better than Smiths, some like Smiths better than Foxes. A few of us like Lefevers better than either. I do feel that its MY choice as to what guns I like, not my Gunsmith's.
So I stand by my statement if a Gunsmith refused to work on a gun of mine just because he didn't "Like" the brand I chose the solution would be simple for me, I'd choose another Gunsmith. "There is NO Indispensable Man".
Period, I've said enough, anyone who can't understand the principle here is just not wanting to look at it the way I said it.


Miller/TN
I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra