I ordered a Christensen Arms Mesa in 6.5 PRC! Thanks for the info.Hi zbritt, welcome to the forum. It's a great place for opinions, suggestions, and educations. I hope you stick around and contribute.
I've bought 2 handguns from Sportsman's Warehouse. But I had them shipped to the closest store (125 miles away), no shipping cost, smooth as silk transaction, worth the trip with my wife and lunch/road trip. As I recall, each showed up within a week. I can't expect much more or less to your local FFL.
Whatcha going to get?
-jb, a Sportsman's fanboy, no affiliation, blah blah
Luckily, I guess...I have one within a mile from me, so I go in often.
My only complaint, and it is a personal problem...If your delayed on your FBI background check they will make you wait. If the 'paperwork' does not come back after 30 days, you must reapply. This delay business keeps me from buying firearms from them, as I've got local dealers who will release my purchase after 5 days if the 'paperwork' is not received.
I know, it's my problem that I'm delayed and they are just following their Corporate rules...but they lost me as a firearm buyer. I've bought many firearms and the only time I wasn't delayed is when I bought an AK-47 many years ago...go figure.
on another note, on my last purchase, the form asks questions, one of which, 'are you male, female or non-binary'...*** does the FBI care if I am a lesbian trapped in a man's body? What does non-binary mean anyhow?
Sorry for venting my personal problems here... hope it's good for a laugh...about all I can do nowadays.
I know that...you know that...What I'm saying is that Sportsmans policy is to not release the firearm to me after five business days, which according to the law is legal...but instead choose to wait until the Gov. actually clears the transaction, or 30 days pass, then reapply.The form is ATF 4473 and nothing to do with Sportsmans
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/4...n-record-over-counter-atf-form-53009/download
There is no "paperwork" to receive, you just completed that. When a dealer gets a "delay" on a transaction, FBI NICS will tell the dealer exactly this: "NTN # 123456789, is delayed, the Brady Law does not prohibit the transfer of this firearm on month/day/year" . That date, called the MDI or Missing Disposition Date is not "after 5 days" but "three business days beginning the next business day and does not include weekends, holidays or days state offices are not open". That could easily be longer than five days.My only complaint, and it is a personal problem...If your delayed on your FBI background check they will make you wait. If the 'paperwork' does not come back after 30 days, you must reapply. This delay business keeps me from buying firearms from them, as I've got local dealers who will release my purchase after 5 days if the 'paperwork' is not received.
While aggravating, you can think today litigeous society for such corporate policies. SW isn't doing it because they want to be fuddy duddies, but because they know the media would make a meal out of them if they ever transferred a gun without an actual NICS "proceed". GUN DEALER GAVE MURDERER GUN WITHOUT FBI APPROVAL!!!! is a headline no gun dealer wants.I know, it's my problem that I'm delayed and they are just following their Corporate rules
Not just the FBI but ATF and every federal form you'll fill out from now on. The descriptive questions asked on federal forms are from the OMB and the same as on census, immigration and other federal forms.on another note, on my last purchase, the form asks questions, one of which, 'are you male, female or non-binary'...*** does the FBI care if I am a lesbian trapped in a man's body?
The instructions on the Form 4473 for Question 14 "Sex" states: "Individuals with neither male or female on their identification document(s) should check Non-Binary."What does non-binary mean anyhow?
they were selling primers for $50/1,000 . Caps for $5.99 a tin. powder for $35/pound. guns were mabey 5-10% over retailI became acquainted with Sportsman's during the pandemic. I bought several firearms at reasonable prices and noted that the company was making no attempt whatsoever to take advantage of the supply issue by jacking up their prices. They also did their best to keep ammo in stock, also with no premium markup, not a hint of price gouging. I too have become a fan of Sportsman's and will continue to give them business.
Welcome to THR. Congratulations on the new rifle. We would enjoy reading a range report on the rifle. Many in the group like their Christensen rifles.I ordered a Christensen Arms Mesa in 6.5 PRC! Thanks for the info.