RE: Winchester Apex owners; updated opinions?
Well, I’m feeling a little foolish being the new guy around here spreading some misinformation. I’ll try to set the record straight:
Winchester Muzzleloading going out of business – the jury is still out on this one. I sent an email to Win. MLing/BPI and got an auto-response that they would get to me in 5-7 days. It still seems odd to me that you have to call the company directly to buy one of their guns. Most people buy a gun after they get their hands on it.
Muzzleloader can’t be shipped to MI – this is only half true. I looked through some ATF laws and didn’t find what I was looking for. I called Cabela’s and spoke to someone who was more knowledgeable. Turns out that I can have a ML shipped to me, you just have to call and go through a different dept. that can deal with different forms that need to be faxed back and forth to place the order. The website doesn’t tell you this, just says “this item cannot be shipped to your address”. So I’m dealing with the paperwork now.
The first guy I spoke with at Cabela’s wouldn’t backorder the gun for me, this new guy did. So right now I have a stainless APEX on backorder through Cabela’s mail order with scope mounted and delivered to my door for $169 (had gift cards to use). Even if the gun isn’t the same quality as a T/C, Knight, etc., $169 for a stainless outfit like this is hard to beat to get started.
Again, sorry for any misinformation that was spread. Seems that a good portion of the info I’ve been getting hasn’t been 100% accurate.