Engraving Repair

[Michael Tracy]

I need some advice and help. I am looking at purchasing a CHE 12 gauge. The gun has a nasty deep gouge on the left side of the receiver. It extends from the upper border, across an empty space into the back of the dog. It is about one centimeter in length. Can something like this be fixed? Can it be fixed so that it doesn't look "fixed"? I know there are variables like "how deep is deep?", and "does it need material added to fix the gouge?". These are questions that probably only a "look see" could answer.
My questions are who would you talk to and who would you trust to fix something like this? Any idea what something like this would cost to fix?
I suppose I could just leave the gouge if I purchased the gun. If I didn't get it fixed, would the gouge be the only thing I saw in the gun? Is it worth fixing?
Thanks for your help.
Michael Tracy