One of my worst nightmares come true

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

I had UPS severly damage a set of LC Smith barrels a few years back on me and I was completely unsatisfied at how they handled the claim on it. It took forever, multiple hounding and on top of that, they would ONLY deal with the shipper on the claim. Not myself, the receiver. Good thing the shipper was very copperative. They even would only send the claim check to the shipper. And then he had to mail it to me.

Anyway... How long has it been since your package was shipped with the postal service? I have had some shipments take a while. Up to 2 weeks for Parcel post and even up to a week or more for Priority. Their tracking is not the best. The only loss I have had was that I shipped some parts to someone and some of the parts got lost. The pakage opened somehow. Half of the shipment got delivered. It was insured. I filled out a form and I has the money within 30 days.

We ship several guns every week and generally they all go UPS !
However about a month or so before Xmas 2011 we sent a very nice Weatherby Mark V West German gun to a fellow in the Dakota's . I had packed the gun well and UPS found a way to snap the stock in half at the wrist . They made good on the claim but it took 2 months . We paid the person we sold the gun for and the person buying the rifle . They sent the remains back to us and we had to wait for the refund . After the refund they left the remains with us and we ended up making about $2000 above and beyond !

As to USPS Priority Mail , a couple years ago I sent a cashiers check in a Priority envelope with a tracking number to a dealer in Anchorage Alaska and it took no less then 3 weeks for him to recieve it and the ability to track it showed me virtually NOTHING !

I sent a rifle to New York state from Virginia a couple years ago via UPS and of course it had a tracking number . That rifle made the rounds trips back and forth from VA to NY before it finally was delivered . My local driver was the main reason that one got straightened out . I was certain until it was delivered that some less then desirable had pinched it in the Laurel facility .

[Fishtail]

You're getting freaky a little too soon. Don't forget you're dealing with people who have all but given up.

The last two times I returned my Trojan to Doug Mann for his special brand of stock butchering, the USPS lost it for about a month. They showed it was received at the post office 1/4 mile from my house, then absolutely no idea where it went. I went through the usual indignation, then it suddenly appeared as intended - about a month after it was shipped.

My opinion? One of two possibilities - someone in the USPS recognizes it is a gun and stashes it away to see if anyone raises much stink over it. They're hoping they can quietly cart it home once things cool down. Or, someone on the USPS is anti-gun and does whatever he can to make things tough on gun people by purposely losing it.

I'll bet if you were shipping curtain rods they would never get lost.

[John Truitt]

Mr Holes,
Sounds like similar to my experience so far.
What action did you take if any. How was the outcome. SOL?




I dont think its too soon to have things checked out/ stir the pot. I could be cool about it for a while. But I feel the sooner I get things out in the open and the more people "informed" the better chance I have of it showing up.

[David]

USPS has the worst tracking i have seen but it will show up

[Holeshot]

I had purchased the 2 guns and paid to have them insured and confirmed. The seller had insurance in his name. 30 days went by with no show and several phone calls later he refunded my money. He was brokering guns for a widow and didn't want to refund me because he had already paid off the widow and money would be out of his pocket until insuranve paid him. I also had a gun damaged in shipping with the USPS, it was also insured. Dealing with the insurance side of the USPS is a real bad deal. By the time you jump threw thier hoops you will look for a new shipper. UPS has worked flawlessly for me. I don't like sounding like a negative Ned but good luck. Dave

[Greg Miller CTGunLaw]

We just received some parts that were shipped a month ago. Post office had no explanation. So do not lose hope. Sooner or later they will probably find it. And, you wonder why they lose money ever year?

[Larry Angus]

John,
I would definetely report the lost gun serial numbers to the ATF. I am pretty sure you did not need a FFL to send a gun for repairs (no transfer of ownership).

Think positive, I hope your package shows up soon!

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

John,

I think that your gun will eventually surface. You are dealing with the US Postal system with all its flaws. Don't give up!

Mark

[Dean Romig]

Larry Angus is correct. The gun was shipped for repairs not a transfer of ownership so it did not need to go to or from a FFL holder.
Insurance or no insurance, it is a firearm and this situation should be handled responsibly. You don't want your gun used in the commission of a crime. Get ATF involved.

[Ed Blake]

Hang in there John. Go through the USPS channels and get the postal inspectors involved, which they may already be since it is a firearm. I shipped a gun to Dewey Vicknair one time that took a couple weeks.