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Guy Mainland

Hi all. I've got a couple of questions that have been bugging me for a while and haven't found a good answer any where else.
I've got an m38 Husqvarna(first rifle) that I put a Boyds walnut stock on last year, bedded it with match grade, and have been generally enjoying the process and the rifle. It's gone from a rubbish gun to a 1moa shooter.
My lovely woman know's I'm a reader of Nathan's site and scored me a copy of both books for christmas (thanks for the signed copies Nathan-Awsome).
In the first book (I think) it mentions pinched magazines being a problem for accuracy. It states that the magazine should be loose fitting or floppy, in the stock when the king screws are loose. Should this apply to my rifle design? Currently it is a "slip" type of fit, it will hang in the stock by its self, but will slide out easily. Should I be relieving around the box mag a bit more to gain wriggling room?
Second question. While I was researching the bedding in the stock I completely missed the idea of pillar bedding and have experienced a bit of stock compression. I realise now it should have been done with the bedding-doh! I've been mulling over retro fitting a pillar around the rear king screw (don't think I need one in the front, it almost has a pillar in the rifle design)
Is it worth doing? Any one else had this? Thank in advance.