I didn't know that. Maybe the rough condition and the knot hole in the side of the butt was why it was so cheap. I decided to take a chance, but I don't think I'd have been willing to pay two hundred for ahe stock when I wasn't even sure if I'd be able to make it work. with these stocks bought online you never know if there's going to be enough material so that you can fit your action, or if it will be a loose fit and require that you have to bed the action to make it fit, meaning more labor, and money, to get a usable stock.