You know.... . While it's not the ideal I picked up a like new 300WM M70 last year for 600.00 off of gunsamerica.com it's shooting sub MOA for me with factory ammo. With just a simple free float and bedding job it went from 1.7 MOA at 300yds to right at .6. I did the work myself and so all it cost me was a few hours time, a little Devcon, and some lead shot (To stiffen and weight the front end).
I'm a big believer in shopping the LRH (bought three) and Sniper's Hide (bought 2) for good used rigs.
It's a tough economy out there and there are deals to be had.