Dumb question about Rem 700s

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On the ADLs anyway, there's what appears to be a brass rod, about 1/8" diameter through the stock about 1/3 up from the trigger guard, & just forward.

What is it & what's it do/for? Not taking the action out to make sure but looks to go all the way through.

& folks say there's no such thing as a dumb question ....
 
Pillars are inside the stock and the action screws go through them. I have seen these brass rods and I believe they are either for extra support for the wood stock or for looks. Yes it goes all the way through but doesn't touch anything.
 
Don't think so. This rod runs 90 degrees to the barrel sideways - not up & down like I understand pillar bedding-things do.

Aren't pillars basically "bushings" surrounding the action screws so the stock doesn't compress when tightening them down?
 
Nah, metal inserted through the side of the stock is generally for reinforcement. Pillars are placed into the stock for the stock screws. It helps prevent the compression of wood (which can vary, thereby affecting zero).
 
Lots of bolt actions have a reinforcing pin inserted across the stock in the location of the web between the magazine cut-out and the trigger recess. That's what you see on your 700ADL. Some Winchesters have a decorative dark plug covering the rerod, and I've seen engraved decorative metal buttons covering the same thing on custom and factory guns from USA and abroad.
'Pillar's are metal sleeves used to line the stock screw holes. These prevent overtightening of the stock screws. Most recent ones are cemented in, but almost all original Mausers I've seen have them in the stock loose, as a sort of bushing to the stock screw. However, loose, tight or cemented, they serve to prevent over-compression of the stock wood.
 
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