WOOHOO!! Called Bashaw Sports today to make sure they still had the Tikka in stock....the girl who answered(Very nice lady named Donna)told me they had one but that it was already set aside for a customer
She told me she would call their supplier and see how long to get another one in, then get ahold of me.
About 20 minutes later she called to say that it could take up to 5 MONTHS to get one in!! OWCH!! BUT, she also said that the person who spoke for the one they had, had NOT put a deposit on it!!! BOOM!! Out comes the Visa and its now MINE! I put a $500 deposit on it, and will pay the balance next month. I would have preferred to fondle the gun a bit before buying it, but the only store that I could find it in stock is about 5 hours away! So I said screw it, Im buying this rifle! Now I just cant wait to get it!! WOOHOO!!