What barrel. Sounds like a short throat. Most savages barrels I have owned have long throats.
Maybe you should have the barrel throated so you can seat that bullet at 2.8-2.9"
with whatever jam/jump you want to run.

Have you tried any RL17 ??
It might be a bit slow for that bullet at 2.6", but it just does not show pressure signs
until its very compressed with heavy bullets.

I am shooting 208 amaxes over 48.5gr at 2.9 COL. It has a density of .965 grams per CC.
Got 2600 fps out of a 22" barrel last time out. It was hot.

RL15 .92 grams per cc