Yeah I’ve been thinking of tossing more powder in there. I’ve heard around 2900 is a sweet spot.
I think the proverbial "sweet spot" depends on what one is going for...
I've been shooting my current barrel at ~2800fps its whole life, and initially I was more about going "slow" and going after seeing how soft shooting I could get it (to help with seeing more and spotting more impacts/splash). But if I'm honest, I've also been toying with the idea of adding powder and going faster that whole time too (knowing that it seems most PRS guys are running closer to ~2900fps with the GT).
That said, I've got something like ~2200rds on the barrel now, and while I know I'll be pulling it soon, it's still hammering and shooting lights out just like new with the first ~300rds, just like it always has. Single-digit SDs the whole time (~5-6 over 20 shots). So every time I go to tweak my load, I end up reminding myself how dumb it could potentially be to ruin a good thing, and then don't end up doing it lol.
I guess my point is, if one's load is hammering out far and printing small groups, the speed doesn't matter and there's no reason to try to keep up with the Joneses as far as speed for no good reason.
I could see trying to push a little harder to produce more smack/feedback off plates (and possibly more splash), but if already running 109-115s, I don't know if pushing it would even matter and be worth trading the brass/barrel life?
FWIW, my brass (Alpha Gay Tiger headstamp) has 15 firings on it over 2 barrels now, and I plan on using the same brass with my next barrel too (the pockets are still tight and the only cases I've lost were to matches/props, I anneal every firing on an AMP and the rest is still about same as new).