It CAN happen..In shipping...

[10 bore]

When i ship i never put the word gun on the box. Like joe blows gun shop, i just say joe blows than the address. The pvc pipe would have shattered to dent the barrel like that. Pvc does not bend it cracks when pressed that much to dent a barrel.
Scott

[charlie cleveland]

hope all goes well with those barrels those would be hard to replace...i have had a d grade 10 ga stock broke in shipment you could tell where someones foot had smashed the box and broke it completly in too at the wrist...never got a dime out of them....and had a gun that was to be signed for delivered to my neighbors house about 2 miles from me and nobody was home they just set it on the porch and left it....the buyer called me and asked how i liked the gun i said i aint seen the gun he said it showed it had been delivered to me...was about 4 hours to when the neibour called and said i had a package at their house i went and got it it was ok...i could have cost that delivery man his job but i said nothing since every thing turned out ok....charlie

[Phil Yearout]

Originally Posted by Bill Jacobs

I ship UPS whenever I can. USPS is OK, but recovering on a claim is near impossible. I don't think I have ever spoken with someone who actually claimed the Post Office and got money from them.

Bill Jacobs

I got paid by USPS on a lost shipment to an APO address. It was actually pretty painless; I was surprised.

[Craig Larter]

This is very upsetting, purposely damaging a gun. I can't believe FedEx doesn't have security cameras everywhere to record possible employee theft, etc. I am so lucky because I can drive to Turnbull, Brian Dudley and Dan May in a hour max. Breck is so careful with his clients barrels it is impossible the damage was not purposeful by a FedEx idiot. I hope all turns out ok.

[Jerry VanHorn]

Breck will have the barrels back to me in the same perfect shape they were in before the FEDEX shipment. We will worry about the insurance at the proper time. I have a LOT of spare time to work on FEDEX if they balk..He said he is done with FEDEX. I have always used USPS...The registered shipping is safe, and not excessive in cost..I compare it to peace of mind and aggravation ! Everything will work out...and hopefully FEDEX will realize that it had to be a deliberate act. Breck has the tube to show them. It doesn't have a mark on it..There was nothing on the return shipment to give a clue it was a gun part....just my name and address..Someone at FEDEX made it a point to damage the barrels. I'm just glad it wasn't worse.. Like it was mentioned..What are the chances of finding another set of 32" barrels ????

[Milt Fitterman]

In over 100 shipments with USPS Priority I have never had a problem. Fedex did manage to break a stock in two. the shipper notified them and they paid promptly probably because shipping is his business and he is probably important to Fedex. They sent a call tag and picked up the gun and it went to an FFL. Aggravation but a done deal. The lucky part for me was the gun was in much worse condition than the description from the auction house.

[Jean Swanson]

3/4 "pine box, USPS insured, never had a problem----I do not need the aggravation dealing with as claim.

Maybe I am just lucky, because I have a complete wood working shop in my basement & hundreds of native pine on stickers. So making a pine box to ship a gun /barrels for repair or for sale is simple for me. It is nearly impossible to damage a 3/4' pine box.

It looks as though the barrels can be repaired , but that is NOT the issue, I understand.

Good luck
Allan

[Dean Romig]

I recently shipped "The Editors' Gun" to Mike and Susan Koneski in an "Allan Swanson" box and it arrived in perfect condition. Mike's remark was something like "You used too many screws dammit!"





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[Richard Flanders]

I'd agree on the assessment that those barrels could not have been damaged while in the PVC tube. No way. The PVC would have shattered.

[Jerry VanHorn]

I think that the general consensus is just that...The barrels had to be removed and damaged..Breck has the original tube..and it does not have a mark on it.It will be interesting to see what FEDEX says...I will not go quietly !!