You can push/punch the escutcheon out, be careful if the stock is painted as it could chip the paint edge if you are not careful. On the ADL's you can run a full length pillar up front or a short one and use the escutcheon. One way is not going to be better than the other if done right.
I make pillars for each rifle that is getting pillar bedded and I leave them proud a little on the bottom and mill them for fit after cured. Don't forget on BDL's you have about a 2-3 degree draft on the rear of B/M. If you don't account for that when trimming the rear pillar the B/M will spring up on one end when one screw is tightened.
Agreed all the way, but I also bed trigger guards to prevent any spring, BDL, ADL, whatever...
