I can't recommend tikka enough. They flat out shoot and are easy to shoot well. They aren't the best lookin rifles, but they are a deadly tool. For under a grand you could get a t3 and a pretty nice optic. A new model 70 featherweight is on my short list of new rifles, picking one up in...
I'll second the Mavens. I took my B2s and my dads ELs out tonight at dusk to do some low light comparisons. I had a group of whitetails at 600 yards and watched them all the way until I ran out of light. To my surprise the Mavens hung right with the swaros. I know a lot of guys are going to...
I'm not saying it won't work, but when you spend good money on a piece of gear you expect it to match all of the other gear you have in the exact same pattern.
I'm really wanting to order a pair of B2's. I'm kind of hesitant being they are such a new company. I keep thinking what if they aren't around in ten years when I need warranty work done. I've got a thousand dollars to spend. Based on my research they are hard to beat in that price range.
I'm just down the street from Robertsville in Catawissa. Wishing I was out west somewhere. Anyone around STL wanna shoot techno hunt at summit archery anytime?