I'm sorry the 48 grain load was still too much. I wish the chrono had reported correctly. John Barsness got just under 2700 with that load if I remember correctly. (I got it out of his loading for a Garand article.) So you may be looking for something closer to 2500 to get the recoil down enough.
44 grains under a 150 gives just under 2700 from my 300 Savage. I believe it will give less than that in the larger 30-06 case.
He got about the same velocity I do with that load in a Garand. I also shoot the same load in an 03A3. Recoil is more noticeable in the bolt rifle.
If you can get in the 2600 to 2700 fps area and stand the recoil, you'll be good to go, nobody complains about how a .300 Savage or .308 Winchester kills deer.
Hoping you find a load that don't hurt and lets you get back out there.
