Is it just me or have high powered rifle prices gotten out of hand.I live in Manitoba so I have no clue what your paying in the U.S,but here you can' t buy a new bolt action for under $600 + 14 % tax +registration fees.That is for a base no frills rifle,no scope, no case,nothing but the gun.By the time you mount the scope your looking at a $1000 easy and thats if you get a cheap scope!If you want to get really fancy well you can spend $3500 easy.To me thats alot of dough,I think if poeple actually knew what it cost the gun company' s to build these guns we might think twice about shelling out that kind of cash.Am I alone here,what do you guys think.Thanks for your input.