Stock repair and fitting

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the nose is ~1inch wide, so I would need a 2x2 piece to make a plug. You have a point - using a plug I can cut it cross grain so it matches the grain direction on the stock, as opposed to using a dowel and having the end grain showing, but I don't have a plug cutter that can go 1", so dowel it is. I think is to cut a clean and uniform 1/2" hole, and sand my dowel so that it just barely slips in with little effort, and use plenty of wood glue, or epoxy, to fix it in place. I've never done such a delicate repair up against a delicate edge. Should I worry about future expansion/contraction of the repair splitting the stock?

UPDATE: Here is the patient, before and after surgery. Only the slightest tearing on the exit wound.
Should I use wood glue or epoxy on the insert?
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