Well, the story isn't all that interesting. We hunt an area where the descent is very steep, and he was coming down the mountain with the gun over his shoulder. He slipped on some wet leaves and hit his behind. The butt of the stock landed on a rock or something and snapped the plastic clean off. Oh well. One other idea I had was to try and build a stock myself. Since I already have the barrel, this would be a nice excuse to give that a try. I have a friend who wants to build his own flintlock. Maybe I'll offer to let him 'practice' on this barrel.