I am fortunate in having an excellent SxS gunsmithnearby. He "checks" all of my significant purchases. He oten notes older repairs that I had not seen. But I have never returned any of these acquisitions.

A related question: How many "EXPERT SxS GUNSMITHS" do you think currently practice in the USA? Let's define EXPERT as somone you would comfortably let repair your high grade LeFever, Parker, or Holland...

My guess is there are about two dozen such craftsmen. What do you think?

JERRY