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leadchucker · January 18, 2013, 06:26 PM

Maybe I just got lucky, but about a month ago, I got a tip on the S&W board that Florida Gun Exchange had some Shields in. I immediately called and asked, and sure enough they did have a few in stock. I ordered one and had it on the way to my FFL right then. I paid MSRP for it. And I had shipping and FFL fee on top of that. From what I saw on the S&W board, the Shields that they had in stock were gone in a matter of hours.

Evidently, FGE doesn't keep waiting lists. This is true for a lot of dealers. Since I found mine, I stopped looking, but I suspect that checking the S&W forum fairly regularly, and persistently calling a few known dealers might still pay off.

January 18, 2013, 06:26 PM	#18
leadchucker Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2011 Location: NC Posts: 252	Maybe I just got lucky, but about a month ago, I got a tip on the S&W board that Florida Gun Exchange had some Shields in. I immediately called and asked, and sure enough they did have a few in stock. I ordered one and had it on the way to my FFL right then. I paid MSRP for it. And I had shipping and FFL fee on top of that. From what I saw on the S&W board, the Shields that they had in stock were gone in a matter of hours. Evidently, FGE doesn't keep waiting lists. This is true for a lot of dealers. Since I found mine, I stopped looking, but I suspect that checking the S&W forum fairly regularly, and persistently calling a few known dealers might still pay off. __________________ JOIN THE NRA!