I'm pretty sure you don't have to worry about the supply of SKS drying up within the next few weeks.
In fact, I'd bet you that Norinco m305...
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If you're that worried, have a friend with their PAL buy it now and you can buy it from them later.
You are experiencing a common buyers impatience phenomenon. I went to a local gun store and told them my RPAL had not been issued yet
and asked if they would let me buy stuff and keep it in the back room for me. A good business man in a small store will grab at a chance to
make a customer happy this way. In the end it was silly for me to have done all that but it was burning me up waiting. Better to wait to
get your PAL and then you get to try out each item before buying more stuff.
45 days is nothing, my coworker waited 7 months and that was an ex military member with no record as well RCMP security checks are running 20 weeks in some cases so hold your horses.
Give them a call. Be polite, and hold your tongue. They have the power to slip your form to the bottom of the pile no problem. This is a privilege here, not a right. "Hi, I noticed my application has been in processing for a while. I'm calling to make sure you have all the paperwork you need and you're not waiting on anything from me? No? Just a busy time of year huh? Ok, thank you for your time. Please call me anytime on my cell number if you have any questions or need more information."