I agree with Chris Dawe,
I instructed my gunsmith to "glass" the bearing surface of any of my vintage SxS's whenever he has the stock off for repairs or restoration. Only once did he decline to do this. It concerned the #3 frame DH 12 gauge Damascus which I posted on another thread. While at Brad Bachelder's for a cleaning of the trigger mechanisms, Brad informed me that the stock had never been off the gun and that the inletting was "perfect". Otherwise Brad glasses the head of the stocks on the guns that I shoot. Glassing is simply preventative maintenance just as changing out a car battery after so many years. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound or cure!
Mark
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