Since pre-orders eat up 95% of the incoming FX stock, the way to get a rifle in a reasonable amount of time is of course to pre-order one! Watching those availability dates is a moving target because they come in to retailers like PA and go out almost immediately to pre-orders. Occasionally you will see a specific caliber of a specific model in stock for like half a day, then they're gone. Once I pre-ordered my Impact Mk II.30 a few months ago, it took about 4 weeks to get a call about being ready to ship and charge my account.