Started reloading for my savage 10FCP-K .308 and when using the Hornady OAL gauge I have found that the throat of my rifle seems pretty short. I have found that when I chamber Federal factory match 168Gr matchking ammo which is factory set at 2.800" COAL I am getting the bullets going into the lands about .025". So in order to get this factory ammo to chamber to the point were the bullets are just touching the lands I have to set the COAL to 2.775" and if i what the bullet jump at .010" I would have to set the COAL to 2.765".
Going to these shorter lengths I am finding that the powder is getting compressed and I don't really want this.
I understand that bullets will vary in overall length by a small amount even in the same batch of ammo or bullets. But the numbers I am stating are averages over several rounds.
Has anybody else ever noticed this with the savage modek 10 rifles chambered in .308?