I have had very, very good success with the full length bedding block stocks. The bedding block is milled perfect for the Remington, Winchester, and Ruger stocks that they have been put in.
The full length bed is a very, very rigid stock.
Last one that I put together was a Remington 7 Mag factory rifle, sporter. I put it in a Long action Hogue, full length bedding block stock, and the rifle shot 3/8" first time to the rifle range.
I have not tried the standard stock with only the pillars in it.
Here are the particulars
Ruger 77 Mark II in 223
Ruger 77 Mark II in 270
Remington 308 Varmint
Remington 7 mag sporter in a heavy barrel stock
Winchester model 70 in 308 and 7 Mag
This is not a huge sampling, but these rifles shoot very, very good, not EVEN bedded!!!
The Hogue with the full length bedding block is not a light weight stock if you are going in that direction. These are hunting rifles and they get beat up a lot, and the hogue takes a licking.
You have to like the rubber coating, but underneath, there is a very high quality hard fiberglass shell.
If you are a tactical shooter, the Hogue is a very, very rigid stock for putting a bi pod on.
I had rather have the Hogue with the full length bedding block a bunch of other alternatives.
Having said this, My favorite is the Boyd's laminate with the 22 lines per inch checkering.