Thread: A long wait . . . 4.5 years!

How long would you wait for a rifle? Gunsmiths can take a long time with projects, 2 years isn't unheard of . . . and then there was old Din, bless him he might be 2 years plus!

A collector might take a fair while for the right rifle etc to come up, and parts from overseas can be the same, I think I waited nearly 3 years to get a special Mauser bolt

But I have set a new record for me at least - yup brought a rifle in the UK in Sept 2019 and received it today, so 4.5 years near enough! Just after I bought it Covid happened and the world fell to bits, the travel restrictions killed most flights including the few that can fly firearms to NZ. So 3 import permits (they expire after a year) and about $1500 plus some help from various forumites later its in hand and luckily exactly as I was hoping for.

Barrel and stock are mint but the rifle is not collector grade (been threaded and glass bedded) so I can legitimately hack it if I choose! And it will get hill miles, that always purifies the safe queens!