WBM, are you sure on the COAL? I just used a 7/08 (different caliber i know) with a Berger 168 VLD and set it till it would eject the loaded cartridge( for a hunting rifle) and the oal is 2.970...with a couple thou's longer still working...and they fit in a new centerfeed Stevens 200 SA 7/08 magazine. Just curious if the 6.5 creedmore @1.920 and that bullet combo comes out to a greater oal? Thanks for the help....rsbhunter