Have not ordered the butt stock yet .Traced the serial number the Gold was born in 1995.I bought it used about 8 years ago.If you guy's think Browning will take care of it it is worth a try.Should I contact them first and let them know the problem or just send it back describing the problem?That's what I did with the Encore when the stock split on it .It was a couple of years old and bought new.