1) So it ain't broke, but you want to....Fix it??
2) Any time you start working metal you will cause a change in the hardness due to working it. Whether or not that will cause a "problem" is unknown.
I'm not certain I follow exactly what is "wrong" with the action anyhow. Are you saying the tang is lower? If the notion of shimming causes you grief, why not just properly relieve and bed it, so as not to see anything?
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