First, you kinda screwed up by shipping w/o insurance. On a multi-thousand dollar gun, I don't see how.

Second, every post you have made is a pity party where you are convinced you are SOL before it's even final.

Relax and occupy your mind with something else. You've done what can you do. Things will work out one way or the other. Life goes on.

It's a simple matter. There are only two outcomes:

1) Your gun will pop up and you'll get it back. You'll feel outraged, and relieved, but then you'll realize no one else cares either way.

2) You'll never see the gun again, and you'll realize it's cheaper to forget about than to try to sue the federal government. A year of college can cost over $10,000 and you might learn nothing. Losing a Parker will cost less, be quicker, and you'll for sure have learned something.

John,

Maybe even time for Senators Warner's and/or Webb's office, plus maybe even your Congressman. It is an election year.

Fish check your PMs

hope you find this gun john...i too forgot to put insurance on a parker d grade hammerless parker ...and when i got it the stock was broke in half... called the guy i bought it from and he said sorry you did not insure it so...i no how you feel and my gun was junk campared to yours....i did finally get my stock fixed i shot it some but i put it up something made me think every time i fiered it would break again...but i hope yours turns up... charlie

If you ship by USPS ONLY Ship by REGISTERED MAIL!! This way the package is signed for every time it is transferred from one person or place to another. It will also be locked in a safe when it is in transit. If it gets Lost the person who last signed for it will have his/her job on the line.
It is not cheap to ship registered mail but it is worth it.

You know, I always use Registered Mail because Babe DelGrego's father always told me to. However, does signing for the item at each level of possession in the USPS mean that the person who last signed will be held accountable? In my experience, no one is ever held accountable for anything in the Federal Government. Anyone know the answer?

I worked as a part time sub about 25 years ago. The one thing all carriers were very careful with was the Registered packages/letters. I would not sign for my Registered mail until I was on my way out the door.

I never even heard of a carrier losing a Registered letter, so I can not say for sure that you would lose your job. I know they took it VERY seriously.

Many years ago when I was in the Navy, we could send and receive classified documents using registered mail. It may have been more secure back then but it still seems secure when I use it today. There are many hoops to jump through when using it. The one that is a pain for me, is finding "paper" tape to cover every (all) seams in the package. They require a paper tape so they can stamp it liberally making it obvious if it is tampered with (opened). That paper tape is almost impossible for me to locate but I understand why the require it.

Years ago, a fine gunsmith advised me to always use registered mail. I have used it many times and never had a problem. Its not the cheapest way to ship but it may be the most secure.

I pick upthe tape for registered shipments at my Post Office.I just ask for it and they give me a roll.Another note,Registered packages require that the receiver address be written directly on the shipping carton.I was told that the easy way to steal is just paste a new address over the first one and that is where it will end up.

Bill

Alright boys here is the latest.

The package has been found. I will recover it from the post master personally tommorrow.
Story goes, from the post master himself to me, they messed up big time.
The package arrived at the sorting facility was never signed in like it was registered for/ etc. Showed up this am in the hazardous waste.
Make of it what you want. But per my discussion with the postmaster had I not done what I did and contacted everyone like I did myself and relied upon the system by giving it time it would have been lost for ever. The hazardous waste was scheduled to be taken out to be disposed of in a few days. And I dont mean hazardous waste type mail. I mean the waste junk itself.