I am seriously pissed off at Cabelas[:@] Last week I noticed that they had a black powder sale and decided to pick up the CVA Optima kit (rifle, scope & starter kit) for $284.00 with shipping included. The girl I spoke to on the phonestated that it was on backorder and would take approx 2 months to ship which I had noproblem with. On todays date, my buddy called Cabelas and attempted to get the same deal and they advised him that the kit I ordered was discontinued and he nor I would be getting it[:@]. I then spoke to another representative there and he advised me that the kit was no longer available due to the fact that they were no longer going to carry thenickel/blk CVA Optima, however they were still in production. I then settled for the same kit with a blue finish[>:]. He advised me to call back tommorrow and speak to a customer service rep which is what I am going to do. My question to you guys is the following, is the Nickel finish that much better than the blue? Inow the obvious is that the blue will wear/rust easier but what do you guys think? thanks for your help.