Thread: Stock splicing advice

I have a stock which someone has had shortened and the relief for the nose cap recut, I want to splice in a replacement section to take it back to original length. Once I get my hands on said replacement section I am wondering what is the best way to fit them together. I was thinking of cutting the shaped piece for the nose cap which is currently there, then doing a butt join with a couple of pins or wooden dowels to keep it inline. It's probably going to be pretty obvious that the join is there, being perpendicular to the grain, but I can't think of how else to do it. My wood working skills are nonexistent.
Any words of wisdom?