crackshotsdad....I believe you should do what the folks over at the 1911 forum told you to do two months ago. Shoot it and see how it shoots, then you'll know if you have a serious complaint or not. One of the best bird-dogs I ever owned was an ugly Setter-Lab cross. Biggest mistake of my life woulda been to get rid of him cause of his looks, unless I was into dog shows instead of huntin'. Again...shoot it. Unless all you want dad to do is look at it.