CFX stock question

Been comparing a Kral clone (which I recently bought from Jim in Pittsburgh) to the synthetic stocked CFX. It's pretty close but I think the stock is different. On the two side panels in the CFX forearm, are they a soft material or just as hard as the rest of the stock? The KRAL's are hard which makes me wonder why they are there at all. It also has diamond checkering at the wrist whereas the CFX has some kind of raised stippling. The KRAL stock material, itself, seems to be more like a Ramline stock in that it is fairly hard. I think my S1000 is a bit softer to the touch. Anyway, I don't have an actual CFX to handle. I will say that this Kral seems very well built and is very accurate (shoots at least as well as I can hold). Glad it's a .22 as it is a &(&#$+_ to load.