Hogue stock, worth stiffening?

[Paul Cat]

I have a Howa 1500 .243 with a Hogue stock. I like the feel of the stock and the fact that I can't accidentally damage a nice piece of timber but it does flex. Is it worth stiffening the stock or should I, as one RFD suggested, throw the stock away and buy something else?

[38super]

There are plenty of internet articles where the fore end has been successfully stiffened

using CF arrow shafts and the like. Adds weight, but certainly makes the stock far more rigid.

Once that's done there's really little wrong with the pillar version of the Hogue. (ducks for cover!)

[SMLE]

Throw it away and get something decent. For the sake of a few quid you can transform your rifle.

I highly recommend the KRG Bravo.