Went rabbit hunting Friday(got 6, Eating rabbit and gravy this morning).Got home and was wiping down my Browning Gold hunter whan I noticed a scratch on the stock.After closer inspection I discovered a crack about 2" long running from the recoil pad up the center of the stock.Needless to say my feelings were hurt.I know the more I shoot it the worse it will get.So the fat man here got on the trusty old 'puter and found a new butt stock,so I figure you have to have a new forearm so they will match.You know "well if I get the stock I got to get the other piece so it will look right both new with no dents,dings, or scratches"SOOO botom line my little rabbit hunt is going to cost me $255.50 .If it ain't one thing it's another.On the bright side I will have a brand new set of wood to beat all to hell.

Depending on it's age, you could have sent it back to Browning and they would have replaced it for free.

I had one that cracked and they replaced both ends.

For the amount of money that you spent on a new stock, you could have bought a used Remington or Mossberg shotgun.

Swampdog, before you do anything rash like spending money just send it back to browning, I'll bet they fix it free.

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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.

Give em a call, or an e-mail. Thats a lot cheaper then buying new wood...

Just send the whole gun back to them . I had a model 70 that was built in 1996 and needed a bolt redone on it and they picked it up n/c.