Hornady's bolt gun data quotes a 62 ksi limit, so as to remind people we're not talking ARs here. In reality I doubt seriously if they load their factory loads to a 62 ksi presure. Companylwayers usually require them to back off, for liability sake and b/c not all rifles willl respond the identically-same to firing that round. So they keep some conservatism/slop included and load them down a bit.
I like reloading much as CZ says, the big reason I got into it was even for a 308, I most times would not get the accuracy that I want to see, especially for hunting rounds. I started reloading for my 30-06 back in the 70's and didn't really know all that I should have known, I think the Lord was kind to me in that I did not blow anything up.
Sierra has come out with both a 90 gr tgk and a 100 gr tgk, for me these have been like gold to get some accuracy out of.
For range plink and steel I get good accuracy from the 108 and 105' that hornady offers. I also see them a little lower in price than most of the factory stuff... possibly b/c they are making some 6Arc $$ off of their military contracts and so can run some commercial's off at the ends of the mil runs. Whatever, those ammo's do fine, plus even as 6Arc brass is scarce, shooting these gives you some "your-gun" 1x-fireds to play with.
Edit to add: in my experience with the 103's, I haven't seen any 2850 MV loads, ever. My longest barrel is 22". They have plenty of range and knock down at low-mid 2700's depending on your barrel length. BC is your winning ticket for downrange.
I like reloading much as CZ says, the big reason I got into it was even for a 308, I most times would not get the accuracy that I want to see, especially for hunting rounds. I started reloading for my 30-06 back in the 70's and didn't really know all that I should have known, I think the Lord was kind to me in that I did not blow anything up.
Sierra has come out with both a 90 gr tgk and a 100 gr tgk, for me these have been like gold to get some accuracy out of.
For range plink and steel I get good accuracy from the 108 and 105' that hornady offers. I also see them a little lower in price than most of the factory stuff... possibly b/c they are making some 6Arc $$ off of their military contracts and so can run some commercial's off at the ends of the mil runs. Whatever, those ammo's do fine, plus even as 6Arc brass is scarce, shooting these gives you some "your-gun" 1x-fireds to play with.
Edit to add: in my experience with the 103's, I haven't seen any 2850 MV loads, ever. My longest barrel is 22". They have plenty of range and knock down at low-mid 2700's depending on your barrel length. BC is your winning ticket for downrange.