Sounds like a good choice in rifle and optics and caliber. 243 allows another deer rifle in the arsenal and a varmint back up. those 55 grain 243 bulllets are smoking at over 4000 fps.
Lots of other choices in optics under $1000 and rifles to keep you under $2000 total. I have a BRNO (CZ) 22-250 with a Leupold scope as well as the Varmint Stalker series of Xbolts from Browning.
They all work just depends what feels best to you.
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