Yeah, I saw the first line and thought, hey I just went through this. But I blew the budget by $200 with my Browning A-Bolt.

If I had to stay under $1,000 I would swap the A-Bolt out for a Tikka T3 in Stainless but keep everything else the same. 7mm Rem Mag for caliber and the Nikon Monarch 4-12x 40mm scope with leopould rings and bases.That would even leave you will a little left over for some ammo.

The Nikon monarchs seem to be the best bang for the buck right now on scopes IMO.