I'm on a list now. (well, probably more than one)

Jena and I went shooting with some friends on Saturday. They had some new guns they hadn't shot yet, so we stopped at the gun shop to pick up some odds and ends (extra magazines, snap caps, etc).

I've been wanting a 1911 for quite a while, and while we were there I was perusing the selection. I've had my eye on the Ruger SR1911. Everything that I've read says that it's the best value for the price. You'll spend several hundred dollars more for an equivalently equipped gun from one of the other big manufacturers.

The problem is that the quality for the price is well known, so there is a lot of demand for it. The waiting time between order and receipt of the gun is between 6 and 8 months, so it appears that the only way I'm going to get one is just to order it now and wait until it shows up.

So that's what I did. They wanted 20% down, and now I can pay it off over the next few months as I see fit.

I'm excited. Hopefully I'll get it sooner rather than later.