RE: how do you choose your ammunition?
Vapodog - 150gr NP factory ammo chronos out of my gun at 3210-3220fps. It groups .70-.80" pretty consistently off of sandbags. That is very fast and very accurate.
I can get to about 3150fps with the handloading recipes I've tried with that bullet. Accuracy is a bit less, but still acceptable.
The factory ammo is indeed expensive, but it is so good it's scary.
Good Dogwork and Good Hunting