I load 63 grains of RL 22 for a buddies' 30-06 22" barrel and it'll push 165's to 3078 fps average from a Remington 700.
I truly hope that you have a liability waiver in writing from your buddy!
Selmer
"Daddy, can you sometime maybe please go shoot a water buffalo so we can have that for supper? Please? And can I come along? Does it taste like deer?" - my 3-year old daughter