The 12FV stock is it's weak point. If you reach up to the forend and pinch the stock and the barrel together, the stock touches the barrel. If you try to twist the stock at the same point, you will see it twist and touch the barrel. Try shooting off a front bag instead of a bipod to start. Make sure to push the gun into the front bag almost right up to the mag housing, so you have no weight on the forend of the stock. If your groups improve (which they should) then you know its the stock. I run a Harris Bipod on my 260 (11/111) with a Boyd's Pro varmint stock and I've had good results with it... Hitting a 10" gong at over 900 yards.
My Brother has the 12FV chambered in 22-250 and he put a Bobby Hart LRT on his rifle,(from stocky stocks) which turned it into a 10 round one ragged hole shooter @ 100 yards. His does not have pillars in it either, but I've heard that they do have pillars in them now.
Good luck to you,
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