That ain't so bad. Cabela's sells em all day long for $699. After tax ain't but a $100 difference in what you paid. Heck, a case of M855 is $350. Aimpoint $600. Decent trigger $200. Extra mags... sling... No sense losing sleep over paying a couple bucks more for the rifle.
As far as the wife issue... now that's something to lose sleep over!