First off, don't special order anything from Dicks. I ordered a SS Optima Elite 8/21. I went in 3 weeks later to check the status becuase I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to miss the early ML season here in MD that is next weekend. They said they can't check the status of special orders but they normally take 6-8 weeks. Last week was the 6th week. I went in and at first they couldn't even find my paperwork. The store manager got on the phone and called the warehouse. It was taking a while so I had to get back to work. They said they would call and update me. I got a call yesterday saying that the warehouse never got one of the forms so they just cancelled the order. Of course they don't tell the originating store and therefore I wouldn't have found out. What a crappy system. They had a Optima Elite on the rack but it wasn't stainless, and with the season coming next weekend I just took it. I got it home mounted a spare scope I have and really like the setup. I will try it this weekend with some 200gr Shockwaves and some Shockeys gold. I know the powder sucks now, but I already bought it and will finish that and then switch to the BH209. I have some subbases, so if I can't get a decent group without them, hopefully they will tighten it up good. I will post a range report after this weekend. Anyone have any tips for an Optima?