Quote Originally Posted by Steamdonkey View Post
Short answer:
Yes, same OAL for both.

Longer Answer:
My Lyman reloading manual shows loads for Hornady XTP HP 300 gr. at 1.580" OAL and Speer HP 325 gr. at 1.575". Not sure why the 325 is shown with a shorter OAL. I was using Speer HP for both 300 and 325 loads and the 325 is a bit longer so I figured I'd play it safe and load them both to a long-ish 1.585" OAL which is still well below the max. OAL of 1.595" if I recall correctly.

For the next batch I'll try reloading the 300 gr. bullets with slightly shorter OALs and see if velocity changes.
I would be interested in your results?????