For those who have recommended telling the gunsmith (if he can be called that) I would not go the route of saying you will say the gun was stolen. There are laws for filing an illegal report. It wastes the time of police and ATF and is not necessary. From what I have read this is simply a CIVIL dispute. The gunsmith did not steal the gun and it sounds like nobody really knows what happened to it. Possibly he did screw up the job and wants to make it good by offering a G grade to make up for it. Possibly the gun was stolen as mine was years ago. In reality until the person who owns the gun goes to talk to the gunsmith all we can do as bystanders is speculate about this and that with none of us having a clue as to what is going on. If it is determined that the gunsmith has violated a law then the Sheriff, Police department or ATF, depending on the violation, should be contacted.
Dennis
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