I just got one at Dick's yesterday in Portsmouth (Newington)NH. The 300 wsm was marked down to $399. They let me use coupons, and I got it down to $330! No sales tax here either. Last one in 300 wsmin New England, according to the employee looking at an on line inventory.
I have purchased a new unused take off SPS stock from a CA gunsmith for $50, with the F3 recoil reducer, and plan on re-stocking the gun. As awoodworker in my spare time, I just can't take a wood stocked hunting rifle into the woods and bash it all up. I will sell the wood stock on eBay, possibly for $75, and bring the cost of the new gun down to $305! Original price was $529 at Dick's.Dick's is clearing outa 7mm and 30.06 Rem 700, for $450 or so. Coincidentally, the CA gunsmith has a new unused 300 WSM barrel for sale for $50. He says the new SPS stock coming my way is from that rifle. So 300 WSM is going from wood to synthetic.