25-06 Overall length

Krakkon

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heya guys I just bought a savage 112 vlp 25-06.. I was loading a few rounds up using the Nosler book and using a overall length as specified of 3.250..
I decided to give good ole Ragncajuns COL gauge a go on the new gun and repeatedly kept getting 3.145 as a reading! Does this seem weird? This is my first Savage and I am used to Remingtons outrageous throat length but this seems a bit odd to me..
Any ideas?

These are Nosler 100 grain ballistic tips I am loading
 
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I had a winchester model 70 that wouldn't go further then 3.150" with 117g sierra gamekings, but would still go out to 3.250" with 100g NBT's.

I am also use to seating out to 3.250" in my Rems. Actually in 4 of my 5 25-06's, I've only been able to get out to 3.250"-3.260" before reaching the lands.

By all means though, if your getting 3.145", definately dont go out to 3.250". Your round wont chamber and dont force it.

I like to start about .005" off the lands doing initial workup. That way when you go to tinker with the depth, theres really only one way to go and thats deeper.
 
Sometimes when you put the rod down the barrel it will get hung up on top of the ejector plunger on the bolt face. Give the rod a twist and see if it drops down. Or even yet , open the bolt a tad to see where the rod is resting and then close the bolt. I don't have nay factory rounds but my loads for my ruger measure 3.150 for speer 100 gr hp, 3.200 for 75gr hornady v-max, and3.091 for 75gr hornady hp's.
 
A short throat (within reason) is a good thing. You will probably be able to get 75 gr. bullets out to the lands, if you ever wanted to use those. One thing is for sure, your COL will grow as you put more rounds thru a 25-06.
 
I am using 3.220 right now. Still in development but showing promise.

I am having great luck with 100 XBT's at 3.210. Probably should have started there, but 3.220 puts me at the bottom of the neck with the base of the bullet so I thought I would start there and see what happens.

By my components 3.150 should put the base of the shank at the base of the neck if your inclined to more neck "grip".

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With 85g nbt's, you should be able to easily go to 3.225" or so in most rifles.

You might even get out to 3.250", they are a pretty long bullet for there size.

I havne't shot them in years, but I know for a fact I was between 3.2" and 3.250"

Just take a fired case and a 85g nbt and make your own dummy round for your rifle. Slightly dent the neck of the fired case and stick the 85g bullet barely in the case. Slowly chamber the round and in the process, it will shove the bullet down to where its about at the lands. The bullet might get stuck in the lands, but it comes out easily with a cleaning rod. The bullet should be shaved a little bit from the seating process and you can then reinsert the bullet into the case at the shaved line and measure your OAL. Do this a few times and it will give you a quick, cheap and easy way to find the lands with your bullet out of your rifle.
 
Instead of bending the neck, what I do is cut two slots in the neck 180 degrees apart down to the shoulder. you can cut this with a hacksaw blade with fine teeth. I use a dremel tool
with a cutting disk. It does not have to be perfect, but you do have to knock all the burrs and rough edges in side and out. Your bullet will slide real easy and smooth as the lands push it into the case. Grizz
 


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