Man, don't let the RS KoolAid dictate your field time! You're buying a new hunting rifle, take it hunting! Slap a freaking Diamondback on it, set it up, establish a distance parameter (I like MPBR),don't roughhouse it, go have a great experience, maybe shoot something, post the photos! Get the whizbang fancy scope next year to complete your goal setup.

I can afford about any item in the space and shoot a freaking Vanguard with a Maven weeble wobbling around on top of it! It works! Could have killed most of my critters with my 30-30.