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The best way to handle flexible forearms is to glue the forend to the barrel using automotive silicon. I like black. You are then using the barrel to stiffen up the stock, the silicon being flexible dampens vibration a bit. Works perfectly with bipods though if you try the really tight sling shooting style it may cause your point of impact to get a bit lower. You can easily remove the silicon by sawing a piece of 12 pound test fishing line thru it. I reccomend cleaning, drying and putting a thin coat of polyurethane on the metal below the stock line first to remove any chance of rust developing and making it unnecessary to remove the stock for a long time.