You can buy a Sako A7 for under $1k, around $1100 -$1300 for the Roughtech. 85's can be had as low as $1300 new. You can find used ones in good shape for $800 or so.
By the time I put a trigger in most Remington's or similar, replace the crap factory stock and a few other things, I can just about buy the Sako.
That said, I like my 700, it's my go to but, that's because I spent a good bit to make it that way.