I know everyone is pretty caught up in the postal match right now but I just wanted to post this for those of you who have been following my "Ultra adventure" :grin: Sent the second check priority mail on May 12 and called the following Monday...check received. Friday which was May 21 CS called and said that my gun was finished and would be shipped that day. I don't know about total turnaround time due to all the delays that were not H&R's fault, but that's a pretty quick fix after the check was received if ya ask me. Guess I need to make a trip to the gun shop now for bullets, powder, and primers. Thanks to my good friend MSP Ret, I will now be a part of the handloading crowd, but a REAL novice though.