This is kind of where I’m at also, I really want a RS1.2 but at the same time I want something with a longer track record. I do think the Maven is a solid scope, the reticle is awesome from the few minutes I spent looking through it but in the end I I may just end up with an NXS 3-15. Even...
A 300 wm in a tikka is not that fun to shoot. It takes a lot of concentration on form and trigger press. That’s my guess on the less than ideal groups. It could also be the ammo. Mine likes Barnes, Hornady precision hunter and cheap corelokt. A brake helps tremendously, mine is so much easier to...
Thanks for posting, I’m dialing in my gear now for a hunt this August. I think I have everything pretty well set but ordered that glassing pad just now. I may go with some different trekking poles than I have and the tricer tripod but other than those I think I’m good.
Another one wondering why not a Tikka? It may not have the sexy look of a Christensen or a Weatherby, but it'll run and shoot better than those by quite a bit from my experience. I have a Christensen in 6.5 prc and while it does shoot really good, it doesn't shoot any better than the Tikka 6.5...