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I feel like the $3300 I just spent on a CZ Shadow 2 Orange belongs on here. I seem to recall it being $2700 before JT's latest attack on legal gun owners.
 
Selcher said:
I feel like the $3300 I just spent on a CZ Shadow 2 Orange belongs on here. I seem to recall it being $2700 before JT's latest attack on legal gun owners.
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Was $2799 at Easthill last week. The retailer you bought from at $3300 gouged you. Doesn’t help you now, but may help you decide who to do business with in future. That said, if the worst you do in this hobby is overpay by 15-20% for a nice gun then you’re ahead of most of us.

Don’t worry too much about it and enjoy the gun!
 
TT1900 said:
Was $2799 at Easthill last week. The retailer you bought from at $3300 gouged you. Doesn’t help you now, but may help you decide who to do business with in future. That said, if the worst you do in this hobby is overpay by 15-20% for a nice gun then you’re ahead of most of us.

Don’t worry too much about it and enjoy the gun!
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I was watching the one at Easthill but didn't get my RPAL until today. I called Easthill yesterday, it got sold on the weekend. I was going for that one for sure. Bashaw also had one until yesterday for $3100. The timing just didn't work out for me but at the end of the day I did get the one I wanted. Supply and demand, right? If this is the only one I manage to get my hands on, at least I got a decent one.
 
Selcher said:
I was watching the one at Easthill but didn't get my RPAL until today. I called Easthill yesterday, it got sold on the weekend. I was going for that one for sure. Bashaw also had one until yesterday for $3100. The timing just didn't work out for me but at the end of the day I did get the one I wanted. Supply and demand, right? If this is the only one I manage to get my hands on, at least I got a decent one.
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Decent?

By all accounts the S2 is very good, the Orange being best of the breed. I’ve never owned a S2 due to personal preferences but I’ve never met an unhappy S2 owner. Think you did better than “decent”.

Welcome to the sport.
 
TT1900 said:
Decent?

By all accounts the S2 is very good, the Orange being best of the breed. I’ve never owned a S2 due to personal preferences but I’ve never met an unhappy S2 owner. Think you did better than “decent”.

Welcome to the sport.
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Thanks! I appreciate hearing that. When I joined the local gun range, the range officer said his Shadow 2 blue with modifications was his favorite by far. He recommended I pull the trigger on that orange model since there might not be any available this time next week sort of thing. No one really knows, right? Thanks for the words and welcome. Glad to hear I did good with this purchase aside from the gouging, sans lube.

BTW, I picked it up on Firearms Outlet Canada. Hopefully their site is always up to date! LOL
 
Selcher said:
Thanks! I appreciate hearing that. When I joined the local gun range, the range officer said his Shadow 2 blue with modifications was his favorite by far. He recommended I pull the trigger on that orange model since there might not be any available this time next week sort of thing. No one really knows, right? Thanks for the words and welcome. Glad to hear I did good with this purchase aside from the gouging, sans lube.

BTW, I picked it up on Firearms Outlet Canada. Hopefully their site is always up to date! LOL
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Congrats. Good advice from TT. Enjoy it. Not a huge premium and when you are shooting it for years to come, you won't regret it. You probably would have regretted passing on it, though. I learned that the hard way, lol.
 
gdawg said:
Congrats. Good advice from TT. Enjoy it. Not a huge premium and when you are shooting it for years to come, you won't regret it. You probably would have regretted passing on it, though. I learned that the hard way, lol.
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Right! When I'm at the range for years to come, I won't be thinking about that $500. And this isn't the time to be holding out for a better deal. Hopefully it goes through smoothly and arrives as intended. I'm in NS and the CFO does transfers pretty quickly I'm told.
 
Selcher said:
Right! When I'm at the range for years to come, I won't be thinking about that $500. And this isn't the time to be holding out for a better deal. Hopefully it goes through smoothly and arrives as intended. I'm in NS and the CFO does transfers pretty quickly I'm told.
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You'll be appreciating that the S2 Orange is the cream of the crop and well worth that investment. The envy coming from the other guys on the line will help too! I just did a transfer to a gentlemen in NS and it was less than 24 hrs. You could have it in your possession in a week.
 
gdawg said:
You'll be appreciating that the S2 Orange is the cream of the crop and well worth that investment. The envy coming from the other guys on the line will help too! I just did a transfer to a gentlemen in NS and it was less than 24 hrs. You could have it in your possession in a week.
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Wow, a week! I read a bit of that Ontario transfer time thread and set my expectation of getting it some time in October if I'm lucky. But a week? Unreal. Firearms Outlet Canada has already sent me a tracking number so hopefully that's a good sign.

These comments are getting me pretty excited for this thing. I watched and read so many reviews and was going to go with the blue model but of course there's none of those available and I'm not confident enough to buy second hand. Being forced to trade up to a higher end model isn't the worst thing in the world. The double price tag sucks but whatever, I don't drink or anything so this will be my new vice.
 
Selcher said:
Wow, a week! I read a bit of that Ontario transfer time thread and set my expectation of getting it some time in October if I'm lucky. But a week? Unreal. Firearms Outlet Canada has already sent me a tracking number so hopefully that's a good sign.

These comments are getting me pretty excited for this thing. I watched and read so many reviews and was going to go with the blue model but of course there's none of those available and I'm not confident enough to buy second hand. Being forced to trade up to a higher end model isn't the worst thing in the world. The double price tag sucks but whatever, I don't drink or anything so this will be my new vice.
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Yeah, don’t worry too much about the price of the gun. Anyone who shoots with any sort of regularity quickly exceeds cost of the gun in ammo. To that end, you may want to search out the .22 conversion available for the S2. May allow you to shoot more than you otherwise would.
 
That only takes two silly people that don't want to lose, and will pay what ever it takes.
Reminds me of farm auctions with old guns. Value has very little to do with selling price.
 
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