So I've often thought of bedding many of my rifles for years now but it's not until owning this savage I feel I need to. No I'm not a competitor in anything but I do handload and shoot out to 1000 yards every now and again so I'm really looking to eliminate those odd fliers that seem to happen. Anyways this particular rifle has the aluminum bedding block in it so one of my questions is does this need to be pillar bedded it seems from what I read you just skim bed a rifle with aluminum bedding blocks? I find myself nervous about bedding it myself but I'm a competent person I know I can do it with the right direction. Hopefully you guys can point me there