Mine is under 3000 too. It’s real. Everyone wants high velocity but drop is just ballistics. High velocity means shorter barrel life and more recoil, which usually means less accuracy.
bad combo in my opinion
I don't agree with several of your conclusions. High velocity does not necessarily mean shorter barrel life. New materials used in barrel construction and better burning powders have mitigated a lot of the previous problems with barrel life. My off the shelf M77 Ruger (25-06) made in the early 70's is still shooting sub moa groups after 1000's of rounds shot thru it. I only shoot my own reloads that chrono at just over 3100 fps with a 117 gr bullet.
Recoil is not necessarily a result of velocity. My experience is that it is more related to bullet weight. The heavier the bullet, the heavier the recoil. I have shot heavier bullets with the same amount of propellant as lighter bullets and the recoil increase as the bullet weight increases. Your rifle has a muzzle brake on it, so you really don't feel the actual recoil produced. My 300 Wby has a brake on it and felt recoil with the 180 grain loads I used, has felt recoil less than my 25-06.
Accuracy, while affected by recoil, is more the result of rifle, stock & optics design along with matching the correct ammunition with the combination.
Just my experience from 60 years of shooting and reloading.
