Quote Originally Posted by thermaler View Post
Ah--I think I got a bit confoosed--I think of a pillar bed as a solid metal bed upon which the receiver rests on--not simply the sleeve that the receiver screws go up through.
Nope, what you are talking about is a full length bedding block that the receiver/barrel rests in.

Pillar bedding just makes it so you can torque your receiver screws consistently without the stock crushing when you tighten it down....just like Thomae said.