You described pretty much what I did. I used threaded lighting tube, which is described all over, as my pillars. In the rear, to allow the full pillar size, I ended up needing to modify the trigger housing a touch. Might have been better to modify the pillar. Just an FYI...
I used a Prairie Hunter, in SA, blind, center feed for my stainless 12FVSS. Was a really nice looking rig, till I got greedy and rebarreled to a heavier barrel in 6.5 CM, then needed to take out too much wood for the barrel and ended up looking, well rather bastardized. You live and learn.
I followed advice that I found on a couple of sites about how to completely stress relieve the receiver and barrel. I dremeled out the stock pretty evenly, opened up the action screw holes to beyond the pillars. Same with lug and barrel. Then wrapped about 3 rounds of electrical tape around the barrel and worked over the receiver end till the receiver was "floating". No touch. With the barrel snugged into the barrel channel with rubber surgical tubing. Then you bed. All in one step, with bottom metal coated with wax, holes and etc in receiver filled with plumbers putty and waxed etc.
When you are done, the receiver is bedded with the barrel perfectly aligned in the stock, and no parts have any stress. The action screws have not distorted the action. etc.
But anyhow, there are dozens of ways to bed. Putting pillars in to allow for metal to metal to metal contact is key....
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