Hello
I posted this question in a German Forum and became many similar replies.
Some people replied even shorter possible O.A.L. in their rifles.
I measured a new 30-06 Winchester CXP3 with the Fail Safe bullet and the O.A.L is 3.071!! This will fit into most chambers!
This is much shorter...
Thanks for your answer, but that is not the point!
The chamber of my gun has standard C.I.P. Dimensions!
The point is the discrepancy between the O.A.L. of the Fail Safe (180gr) Bullet in a .30-06 case published in the Winchester Reloading Guide (3.340) and the maximal possible OAL of this...
Hello,
I've measured the bullet seating depth in my Interarms Mark X for a 30-06 Fail Safe Bullet (180gr.).
The measured O.A.L is 3.258 until the bullet touches the lands (max. should be 3.340 from Winchester Reloading Catalog)!.
What is the nominal overal length for this bullet / caliber...