I get a lot of ribbing about my posts on several boards about my wonderful experiences with the Ruger Boat Anchor.
I do happen own and enjoy shooting a Rem. VS with an H-S Precision Stock. Have also worked on a bunch of 700 triggers in friends' VS's and Sendaros.
Never saw either with pillar bedding. They've all had aluminum bedding blocks that are drilled, of course, for the action screws. I broke down and bought an inch/lb. torque wrench, but can't really tell any difference in accuracy than when I just tightened by feel. (But then I don't claim to be anal, either.)
For a simple explanation of all this, look up the word "pillar" in your h.s. dictionary.
Pillar bedding is not as substantial as aluminum block bedding. In pillar bedding, the stock is drilled out to the the pillars, which are cemented into the stock. Pillars, by definition are cylindrical devices that are generally frestanding, or at least easily identifiable as cylinders.