Actually no wait at all. I was hemming and hawing about placing an order, but lead times on these rifles are quite long, and I'm not very patient in that regard, so I never placed a firm order. Then yesterday a local shop by me who carries an excellent stock of black rifles, optics and equipment got one in. That was it, as they say, just one look was all it took. It's very hard to shell out that kind of coin for a rifle like this, but had I not I know I would be forever kicking myself later. My wife made a very good point. She said, We just shelled out over two and a half grand to have the house painted, and in another 7 or 8 years our reward for doing it will be to do it again. I said to her, Honey, that's a very good point and hold that thought, I'll be back in an hour or so! She laughed as I grabbed the keys to my truck and headed out the door. She knew where I was headed. Bill T.