One of my worst nightmares come true

[John Truitt]

USPS looses one of my favorite 34" guns. No one has a clue where it is. I made the mistake of forgetting to insure it. I got in a hurry and forgot to the day I mailed it.
Tracking shows it never left Virginia in route to California for a fix of the ejectors.
Now what. Any advice/ suggestions for what to do at this point. Not at what should have been done.

[Hammer Gun]

John, If you do not get the gun back and soon, post the ser# on this site so people will be aware, you need to notify ATF if you have a license and do it in a timely manner. Hope you get it back. Gary

[John Truitt]

I do not have a license.
the serial # is 204008
34 " GHE 12 ga parker special steel barrels.

[Duckman]

Originally Posted by John Truitt

USPS looses one of my favorite 34" guns. No one has a clue where it is. I made the mistake of forgetting to insure it. I got in a hurry and forgot to the day I mailed it.
Tracking shows it never left Virginia in route to California for a fix of the ejectors.
Now what. Any advice/ suggestions for what to do at this point. Not at what should have been done.

John,
My wife got me a ca. 1941 Hamilton wristwatch for Christmas. It was lost in the mail about two weeks before Christmas so the person she bought it from found another and sent it to her in time for Christmas. The original watch was insured, but tracking could not find it and the provider was finally paid for the lost watch. Surprisingly, the original watch showed up at our house in mid-January sent from the "postal recovery center". We returned it to the dealer and he reimbursed the post office.
Do not give up. Hopefully it will turn up regardless of the insurance status. Insurance had nothing to do with recovery of the watch.
-plc-

[Twice Shooter]

Hi John,

Sorry to hear about your lost gun. Notify the police and ATF. They keep a record of stolen and lost guns. It may show up and if they don't know who it legally belongs to they won't know who to return it to.

If it does show up be sure to notify them so they take it off the list.

Cheers, Tom

[John Truitt]

So notify the police? Report it as missing/ stolen?

[John Truitt]

Police refuse to get involved. They state it is completely out of their jurisdiction.
Gov wins again.

[ed good]

do not give up. they may find it yet...stay in touch with your local post master. ask him or her to contact your regional consumer affairs rep for help in finding it... and next time send it via registered mail insured. good luck.

[Sam Ogle]

I hope you find it. We, every one of us, has made mistakes. Sometimes, miracles happen, and I hope this is one of those times.
Good Luck, and may the force be with you.

Sam Ogle, Lincoln, NE

[ch]

That stink's John! How in the world could they loose a shot gun. Surely it will show up. Keep your chin up. best ch