What exactly are you refering to when saying, "pressure signs"? Up to this point, I have only shot factory loads. In PA I only hunted whitetails with my .308 in moderate to heavy cover, so a 150Gr. factory load with core-lokt bullets was great. But now I am stationed in Utah and will be making longer more, open shots, for the most part, soI want more precision. Plus, 7mm factory loads are just plain expensive! At any rate, thanks for all the help andI will let you know what happens.