Most of us on this forum are hunter and plinkers and for us, a RAW would be the top-end rifle. These rifles start at about $1700.00 and go up. Most of us (but not all)" would be competing in the "Sportsman Class". According to Alan Zasadney, a .25 or .30 RAW may be the most accurate rifle made ( for this class). Rifles like the Thomas are really for the "pro class " shooters. Many of these rifles are in .177 and for shooting 10-25 meters. These rifles start at $3k and go up. If you are shooting at Extreme Benchrest for the 75 meter, better go with the RAW (although an FX impact won). You can save the .177 Thomas for the 25 meter.
So you have to define what it is you want to do. If you are a plinking-hunter that likes to compete, go with the RAW that will be competitive out to 75 to 100 meters( yards). If you want to strictly limit your focus to 25 meters and under, then I would look at a Thomas, MAC1, Styr, or other custom made rifle. Unfortunately (or fortunitely), one rifle does not fit all, and so most of us have more than one rifle. The RAW is an amazing rifle and most of us would feel lucky to own one.