I owned a pistol gripped Gold Label for about 3 years. I can't say I had a bit of trouble with it and it shot well for me. A combination of things resulted me letting it go. Knowing the resale value was increasing I didn't want to scratch it up hunting, and at the same time I didn't want to have that much invested in a gun that only saw the range now and then. A fellow the club had a straight-stocked Gold Label and he dearly wanted mine as he had looked high and low for a pistol gripped model. So with all those things in mind I ended up selling it to him and reinvested in another direction.