The reason is others have them in stock and you can have it in a week be 3 months. That being said it’s on Peak for the damage not the retailer. All the damage is pre finish.
Did you end up liking it? I just received mine today from Red Hawk rifles. And on top of it being the wrong barrel channel it had a lot of defects that were made prior to paint. I’m sure Red hawk will make it right but I’m very disappointed in the quality. I was excited because of the reviews...