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Do those pressure points always have the same amount of force and in the same direction on the barrel?
If so, I think the stock's material from the grip forward would have to be so stiff it would never bend from any outside influence. What material is that stiff?
Decades ago, Remington tried that on their 40X target rifles with two screws 90 degrees apart under the barrel at the fore end's tip. Each one was supposed to be set to some pressure amount against the barrel. Competitive shooters quickly learned that was a joke because the rifle's fore end bent enough in different positions it was fired from that zeros changed and accuracy suffered. With those two screws backed out to allow clearance, good accuracy and consistant zeros returned.
If true, why do all the best performing competition rifles have totally free floating barrels?
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