Very rigid. this is hard nylon not rubber over mold. - Hogue Ruger 10/22 Hard Nylon Stock with .920 Diameter Barrel Channel 22110

This stock is extremely rigid and stiff. It has a pressure pad built into the barrel Channel about two or three inch in front of the mounting screw. It is just a plastic v block that puts a little upward pressure on the barrel and can be easily sanded or filed out. The package comes with instructions on different ways to bed the bull barrel. The forend is probably stiff enough to pressure bed the barrel at the forend tip but I just got the stock and haven't tried it yet. The stock has the Cobblestone checkering just like the overmold stock so it's very grippy. My rifle has a 40 mm objective scope with low rings and the stocks comb is High Enough but could be a little higher for a tighter cheek weld, so just get the lowest Rings you can get and you should be good to go. This Stock's fit and finish is excellent, it fits the 10/22 action tightly with no gaps