heres my thought . i have a 223 and 243 in axis the 223 has stock stif and beded and all that and i noticed almost no change BUT i did notice change when i glued trigger guard in stock . that removed most noticeable recoil flexing making it more accurate. its ez simple and if u are keeping it to a single short action caliber . u loose nothing . i would try that and see how she improves. shoot it off sand bags more under action than fore arm and the stock fore arm flexing matters less.