My first 6-shot Redhawk in .357 took a LONG time to get to me.
A buddy & I were after the .44 mag Redhawks,, and the local pusher,, eerr gunshop called me saying he'd gotten in a pair of them. Bobby & I left & went to get a fix,, uhh buy them. As I was admiring the .44 the shop put out a .357 Redhawk,, and Bobby was closer & quicker to getting his hands on it. Apparently,, the shop had gotten in (4) Redhawks,,,, and had already promised one of the .357's to another customer. Bobby claimed the .357 as well as a .44. I just got a .44. On our way home,, I made him promise that if he ever went to sell it,, I had first dibs.
Many years passed,, and at one point,, Bobby wasn't sure of events in his life,, & brought the .357 to me and said to keep it until he knew what all was going to happen. It was still NIB.
He got better & I returned his .357 Redhawk.
Then,, several more years passed,, and he called me saying he was in need of cash,, and asked me if I wanted to buy the Redhawk. It was a no-brainer. Box, shipper,, & all.
It took a while,, but I finally got mine! Oh,, and I added a shooter one after that.