I have several Savage builds with walnut or laminated stocks and CBI, Shilen or McGowen barrels. They are all pillar and glass bedded. They all shoot 0.5 MOA or better once you work up the right load for the rifle. In fact, I've had several Savage factory barrels that would shoot sub 0.5 once you replaced the tupperware stock, bedded the action/recoil lug are and floated the tang and barrel. Although, I must say, the custom barrels do clean up easier.