Can my COL for Rem .308 really be over 3 inches to meet the lands?

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Recon Sam

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I am just starting to reload for a Rem 700 VTR in .308. I got out the Hornady LockNLoad gauge and am measuring 3.020 inches to the lands with a 150gr Nosler Accubond. Is there that much throat and bullet free travel in a Rem 700 over SAAMI 2.80?
 
Thanks. If I reload to reduce bullet jump at these measurements, I'm not going to have much bullet in the neck of the case.
 
Exactly! Just load to max magazine lenght, and be happy. You can´t do much else, and for a hunting rifle it doesn´t matter much.
 
Also, the Accubond´s for sure makes a really long COL given a specific throat lenght... The pointier the bullet the longer lenght, and the accubond for sure are one of the longest!
 
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