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Unread 10-08-2010, 08:17 AM   #1
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Sent my barrels to Craig in this got to him all right when they came back this is what I got don't know how you could break pvc. UPS pretty much said beat sand. I'll bet whoever broke it voted for O bomb ba chUntitled3.jpg
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Unread 10-08-2010, 08:35 AM   #2
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Good Lord ,They must have ran it over with the truck that was carrying it before they tossed it in the back !
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At least the barrels were undamaged Craig had them rapped and packed tight in bubble rap. broke right by the fragile sign priceless. Thought they might refund shipping at least, wrong.
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WOW! Calvin, I would have had a heart attack. I have put 1X4's in cardboard boxes to ship barrels and ship mostly with USPS. My stocker is in the country and likes guns shipped UPS to save him a trip to town to the PO Box.

Now, how about some pictures of the barrels Graig did. I like the looks of his work.

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OMG..??!!!

That's amazing??! At first I thought it was a cardboard tube - but then noticed it was PVC...?? My jaw dropped.!!!

Wow.....

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That's nuts!!! Looks more like vandalism then an accident to me!! What did the barrels look like?? If the contents were damaged I'd be seeking legal advice.
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Guys.... As one who ships and receives on a daily basis I can tell you that when you pack something in an "indestructible" package like Calvin's PVC tube and mark it "Fragile" the gorillas at UPS and Fedex take that as a challenge and often go to lengths to damage it.
I use the same PVC tube but put it inside a corrugated carton with no "Fragile" labels or markings whatsoever. Never had a problem with this method.
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No way that was not done on purpose.I have run over the stuff with my van and not broke it when I was shipping bamboo rods and wanted something that could not be broken.
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I don't think it was a truck, that my friends is what a forklift will do to a package, small wheels, and a "whole lot of weight"
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I once shipped a rifle packed in a pine box, when it came back the barrel was sticking out the end of the box! Dean is right, ship in a cardboard box with no stickers on it. P.S. Probably makes you think twice about fibbing about the insurance to save a few bucks.
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