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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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10-08-2010, 08:01 AM | #4 | ||||||
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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. Harry |
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10-12-2010, 09:53 PM | #5 | ||||||
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I just about did!.... I raised he** on everyone I could at UPS. Doesn't do any good... I keep threatening to cancel my account and go with Fed-Ex, and they don't seem to care.
Calvin, I have a set of 10ga. barrels in the shop that are just like your's. I am looking forward to getting them finished up... |
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10-13-2010, 08:46 PM | #6 | ||||||
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I agree with Francis, the culprit here is schedule 40 PVC, it is not impact resistant. The condition of the barrels is a testament to the internal packaging. I suggest using schedule 80, much, much stronger. Tubes are a great way to ship barrels.
I am not trying to make apologies for UPS or anyother carrier, we use them all. Two factors are critical to safe shipping, proper packaging and ample insurance. You must assume the package will be kicked around or dropped, because, it will. We ship and recieve 30 to 40 packages a month, Guns and Barrels, knock on wood, over the years we have seen only a handfull of shipping damage cases. In each case insurance covered the gun or needed repairs. Anybody that has ever shipped anything has at least one horror story, its kind of like a piece of clay target hitting your new buttstock. Brad |
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10-08-2010, 08:01 AM | #7 | ||||||
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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..... John |
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10-08-2010, 09:07 AM | #8 | ||||||
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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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10-08-2010, 09:46 AM | #9 | ||||||
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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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10-08-2010, 11:26 AM | #10 | ||||||
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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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