I just loaded some .243 Winchester for a Savage Axis and it didn't fit.
According to my manuals they indicate a Max COL of 2.710" So to be safe, I loaded the rounds to 2.685" COL (To tip of bullet) which should have given plenty of clearance to make sire the ogive didn't engage the rifling. So I thought!
When I insert the round in the gun, I am unable to close the bolt. The round is stuck in the rifling bad enough I had to take and push it out with a cleaning rod.
I checked every round in a case gauge to make certain it isn't a head space problem, which it isn't. This occured with two different bullet profiles. One a Spire and the other a Hollow point. Both are Speer bullets.
Has anyone else ran into a gun with a short chamber?
Is it a short chamber or a misprint in my manuals (highly unlikely 3 manuals all say the same thing)?
Anyway, I reseated the bullets to 2.630" and they fit smoothly.
Suggestions or ideas to the problem will be a learning experience..
Note: the 2.685" work just fine in my wifes Remington 770 .243 Winchester.