Minimum bearing surface in the case question

[Concrete shooter]

This should be a quick question for the experts here!
Here is some background:
Working up a load for the 156 bergers.
Rifle is a steyr pro hunter in 6.5 creedmoor
25.6 inch barrel.

I think my rifle has a longish throat so here is my question.
I need a minimum of 0.264" of bearing surface in the case neck, correct?
If this is the in fact true, then the closest I can get to the lands is a 0.035 jump.
(Base to ogive in my rifle with the 156 berger is 2.278)

I have done load work up with h4350 and rl16 with a jump of .015 but neglected to pay any attention to the depth of the bullet in the case. Accuracy was generally good but with an occasional flyer.

So, should I run them with a .035 jump to get proper case depth?

 

[918v]

You should do a seating depth test, first in .040” increments, then in .005” increments to fine tune.

 

[spife7980]

There is no rule as to how much should be in the case other than enough told hold the bullet and shoot good. Do what you need to do.

 

[Concrete shooter]

Ok, I just didn't want to chase my own tail with accuracy/sd by not having enough case depth. By the way, the mag length restriction in this rifle is 3.14 inches