I had a XL7 in 270 win for a few years with the plastic stock. I did not like the recoil on it so I added a better recoil pad. I still didn't like the rifle much even though it shot well. I then added a Boyd's thumbhole laminate stock and while it looked a lot nicer it didn't shoot any better and I don't recall it helping with recoil much either.
I eventually sold it as it just sat in my gun cabinet. I really wanted to like it but I did not like the recoil.
Short answer is, no I don't think the laminate stock helped with recoil much but it did come with the cheap (useless) Boyd's recoil pad. With an upgraded recoil pad it probably would have been better as the laminate stock was a fair bit heavier.
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