Nodak7mm no I was not aware of the problem on the stock and the seller said he had not noticed it. He did offer a refund if I returned the rifle but I had got my buddy to transfer it before I noticed and still felt like the gun was worth the money. I am just going to get it repaired and pay who I have do it. I guess the lesson is we need to ask sellers questions since even a seller with quite a bit of good feedback made the mistake of not knowing about what he was selling. He said he had been shooting it not sure how it was missed. Thanks for all the suggestions. PG