Burns oil when cold

In my dad's log book:

In 1983 205,410 miles engine was rebuilt.
In 1998 310,928 miles the heads were pulled looking for what turned out to be a timing cover leak, mechanic stated "the rings look barely seated" "the crosshatch is still in the cylinders."
now 2021 319,000 (only 9000 miles in 23 years) burning a little oil when cold. Dad was a firm believer in AMS oil and even had the bypass filter add on at one time.

wondering if the rings really have never seated properly?

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