I have two of the piller bed only versions. One is on a 98 Mauser rebuild and the other is on a Remington 700 SPS.
The one on the Mauser actually touches the barrel all along the sides but that little .308 will still shoot sub MOA so it must not hurt.
The one for the Remington I got off of ebay for $49 and it is actually for the Varmint SPS so my .270WSM with sporter contour is very free floated. Rifle shoots Sub MOA like it was built to do it.
I have no complaints with these stocks.
