Ouch! I paid $499 for a standard model at Cabela's a few weeks ago. Hate to waste money, but it's my bad for not doing any research and buying on a whim. Went to pickup some ammo and there she was, I had to have her, right then and there! Oh well.
All my buds are buying Colt and S&W AR-type models for our plinking contest. We explained to the wives (and ourselves) how we'll save money using .22 LR ammo. Which is actually true for a change.
Zeus, you should buy one! Fun, fun, fun. And really accurate also. I'm at 3 inch groups at 50 yards with a 1x red dot. Just added a Leapers 1-4x28 scope, so we'll see where it ends up. Also, very picky eater, but very reliable with good ammo. Zero failure to anything on 600 rounds of CCI MINI-MAG and Federal Game-Shok.