How are you measuring COAL? I use the Stoney Point (now Hornady) and measure to the ogive of the bullet, not the tip. 2.835" doesn't seem excessive if that's to the tip of the bullet.
You could take a fired/sized case, cut the neck on opposite sides with dremel or hack saw and expand neck until it just holds a bullet slightly snug, chamber and then carefully remove the cartridge. Measure to bullet tip and you'll be close to max length to lands. Measuring to the tip is inaccurate because bullets vary in length from base to tip but you'll be close.
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