6.5x47L and BERGER 130's

[brown82]

I am wondering if anyone would share a c.o.a.l. figure with me for the 6.5x47L with 130 bergers?? I would like to keep the bullet out of the shoulder area and didn't know if they would fit to mag length??

 

[nhm16]

I have two 6.5x47L's, both shooting the 130VLDs. One is throated about 0.1" longer than the other. I think the reamer used in the long throated rifle was optimized for the 130/140's.

The shorter throated rifle puts the boat tail of the bullet right at the neck/shoulder junction junction, and when touching the lands is something like 2.6" COAL. This rifle is mag fed, and feeds out of an unmodified AICS magazine fine.

The longer throated rifle, a single shot, puts the boat tail away from the neck/shoulder junction when touching the lands. Even so, the COAL is right around 2.8", To satisfy my curiousity, I actually checked to see if these rounds would fit in an AICS magazine and they do, just barely.