Bought a very nice looking BVSS with a .223 Shilen like new (35 rounds) barrel and have a couple questions:

According to the serial number, G278391, it was shipped as a .308. Do I need to get a .223 magazine box or a spacer to use the magazine? It is a stagger feed. It came with a High Score follower, but I might not use it all of the time.

Looking at some of the posts here, I figure G278391 is a fairly late manufacture. Would 2007 - 2009 be about right?

Did these come from the factory with bedding pillars?

It has a Shilen drop-in Varmint taper barrel in 1/8 twist which I believe will handle fairly heavy bullets. Our range only goes to 200 so I doubt I'll shoot anything heavier than mid-60 grainers. The last Savage I had was a .22-250 and I'm kind of looking forward to shooting this one a lot without worrying about wearing out the barrel or my wallet.....

Hank