Brian Dudley - "Shout Out"

[Tom McCoy]

Please post a picture of the wooden case, inside and out if you can.
I am interested in making one, but would like to get some ideas from someone that has done this before. No need to reinvent the wheel.

Thx
Tom

[Dean Romig]

I use 1"x3" pine which will actually measure closer to 2 1/2" wide. The top and bottom of the case are cut from 1/4" luan sub-flooring. I use a lot of finish screws about 1" long. I usually put a divider strip also screwed in from the top and bottom to keep the barrels separated from the back end of the gun.

[Jim P.]

Learning much thanks for the responses - will know better next time!

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I use 1"x3" pine which will actually measure closer to 2 1/2" wide. The top and bottom of the case are cut from 1/4" luan sub-flooring. I use a lot of finish screws about 1" long. I usually put a divider strip also screwed in from the top and bottom to keep the barrels separated from the back end of the gun.

Great minds think alike. As for us, it's just a coincidence. That's precisely how I make mine too. I have saved these various shaped pieces of packing styrofoam and they are fit to order. I can almost hear Brad groan, but I use large headed (like about .5" diameter), torx screws, and plenty of them. I have some with so many labels, they look like an old steamer truck.

[Garth Gustafson]

I recently sent my GH project gun to Brian for a new stock. I sent it USPS, priority (2nd day delivery), registered and insured. I wrapped the hell out of it in bubble wrap and carefully shipped it in a cardboard box. An interesting side note -USPS has an archaic rule about shipping registered mail items - you need to put paper wrapping tape over the seams (ie on top of the plastic shipping tape we all use). Then they rubber stamp all along the side of the tape. This is so they can tell if the package was tampered with. Also when you send it registered mail, the item has to be signed for at every transfer point and locked up overnight for safekeeping. I liked that.

So 2 days later I logged into the website to track the package. Package had made it as far as Jamaica Plaines, the USPS transfer facility at JFK. For the next 5 days the gun fell into a black hole and there was no further information available. Fearing the worst, I called USPS to report the loss and told them it was a firearm. That got their attention and I started receiving phone calls from postal workers along the route and even from the postmaster in Spencerport! The prevailing attitude throughout this ordeal was typical USPS- don't worry, it'll turn up-we're working on it. So much for 2nd day delivery.

Brian finally got the gun a week late, it arrived safe & sound, no damage. Moral of the story- If you use USPS, be prepared to be patient. And if you send it registered mail, don't pay extra for faster delivery. AS we all know, the USPS operates on their own timeframe.

[Keavin Nelson]

How about a picture of the wood shipping case??

[edgarspencer]

Here are two of them. Built just as Dean says.

[John Powers]

Every area is different as I have the worst luck with UPS. I have a saying for what the "S" stands,but will be nice. They stolen items shipped, broke items that have been wooden crated, throw away the crate and wrapped cardboard around a $25k precision dividing head and just moved it on, to lost items. Fed ex is my preferred choice. Again, just my opinion. Thanks