Honestly, I am chasing accuracy anyway. Now that being said I better be getting velocity close to what the caliber i am shooting is supposed to. My 20" 308 load shoots around .5-.75" and I only get about 2750 out of it. I can get 2850-2900 but it stresses the brass. I used to get caught up with speed. Now if I want more speed I get a bigger case. Why stress my 308 to get 2900 when I can get 3000 with a 30-06 and not make it breathe fire?