Put down the crack pipe. I have had several BC stocks and no problems. The Medalists are stiffer through the forearm than any McMillan I have had. Never owned a "Carbelite" but I heard they are pretty crude.
You could be right - probably are - as my experience was with the Carbelite...a huge, clunky, heavy paint-flaking POS.
I don't use Bushnell optics either, of any price. Burned by a POS, I tend to avoid the brand altogether. Tend.... Upper end Tasco scopes have been good to me, but I wouldn't touch a lower end one - which I've never had. Learned that from the Bushnell and Redfield lines .....
Never been burned by Leupold or Brown Precision either, so I'll stick with stuff I know is good...
I;ll stipulate one often gets what one pays for....