Back in the day when riflemen knew how to use a sling for shooting, rifles commonly had barrel bands to take the pressure of a tight sling
A barrel band has never helped a single rifle on the planet shoot better. I'd not bitch about the lack of one on anything.
I agree that position shooting with sling stresses the stud also. But it is not in the same manner. If shooting from a bench with a bipod, or prone in tough field conditions, you are asking a lot of a tupperware or glass reinforced stock. Period. Get a rest, or a different stock, or or a different bipod system.
That said, Beretta still sucks balls, and yes it is an overpriced POS IMO......
