My turn to complain (NICS Delay)

[Murgatroy]

Last week I was in Cabela's with the wife. I saw a Smith and Wesson 469 on the shelf with a fair price on it. My wife has expressed interest in the S&W 59 series before so I told her last week we should look at it.

 

She made me walk past it.

 

So today we were in Cabela's again for a Youth Archery Workshop and wander over to the gun counter again, and dammit, if it isn't sitting there taunting me. There are a handful on Gunbroker starting for double to triple what this is price at. So, hell I go ahead and buy it.

 

And then I get a Delay on my NICS. The guy was really apologetic and all and told me that he had all of his checks today come back delayed, and he suspected there was an issue in the system. I have been through several dozen NICS checks, so I am not worried. But I will be damned if it doesn't dampen your spirits a little.

 

So I have to make another trip to Cabela's (darnit!) on Thursday to pick it up.

 

I just felt the need to complain about the delay like everyone else.

[Murgatroy]

Oh, but I did get a brick of .22LR. So I can't really complain.

[Oh Shoot]

Oh, but I did get a brick of .22LR. So I can't really complain.

 

Hell, that should have been the headline. ;)

 

- OS

[Murgatroy]

The feller was stocking the shelf, he had several cases of 50 count that he was putting up. I was teasing my daughter and told her that "this here is the most popular man in the store!" He laughed and I jokingly asked if he had any bricks. He laughed, reached into a box that appeared to have only two bricks left and handed me one of them.

 

It was one of the fancy bricks with the little wooden case. It rang up at $29.99. Needless to say I was tickled pink.

[Steelharp]

Thank goodness for TICS.

[Murgatroy]

Picked it up this morning. Along with another brick of .22LR.

 

Edited April 25, 2014 by Murgatroy

[hipower]

Very Sweet lil' pistol.

[Murgatroy]

The wife is excited. She has never had her own gun. I have a pair of Heritage Rough Riders that she has claimed one of, but she hasn't had one bought that she picked out, just for her. I am hoping this enthusiasm will lead to her being willing to learn to shoot. So far she is.

 

It is funny, I have been trying to steer my heathen toward one of the Savage Rascals, for the nifty peep sights, but she won't have any of it. She gets mad when I tell her that eventually she will outgrow her hand-me-down Iver Johnson Lil Champ. But she wants nothing of the thought. She is fine without picking one out on her own.

 

I do think I will get her a Ruger American so that it can grow with her though.

 

Edited April 25, 2014 by Murgatroy

[Spiffy]

The feller was stocking the shelf, he had several cases of 50 count that he was putting up. I was teasing my daughter and told her that "this here is the most popular man in the store!" He laughed and I jokingly asked if he had any bricks. He laughed, reached into a box that appeared to have only two bricks left and handed me one of them.

 

It was one of the fancy bricks with the little wooden case. It rang up at $29.99. Needless to say I was tickled pink.

 

Couldn't get both?