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You make a good point as most people are not good or not skilled enough to do this kind of work. Please don’t take this wrong there is plenty of work I’m not intended to do, but I can do this.
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As I see it, its not so much a matter of what one can do, but a matter of what one should do. Obviously everyone who buggered up a S&W (or anything else) was able to do it. They did it wrong, so,
they could have done it right, but didn't.
You can warp (bend) the sideplate of a S&W by prying on it. I've seen guns it happened to. Along with other guns with issues caused entirely by their owners.
A gun with a visible gap between parts where there should not be one, and/or buggered up screw heads is a hard pass for me. Actual damage, (not honest wear) on the visible exterior is a strong indication that something on the inside could be messed up, as well, and I'm not in the market for guns I need to fix, these days.