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ragtop69gs

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😔 Wow that sux! Are you sure it wasn't shipped that way? Was there splinter debris in the shipping container? My guess is that it wasn't packed very good if so.

 

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Flyinfool

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Ouch!!!

That looks a lot like one of my stocks that I had to repair.

 

I sure hope you are able to get the apes to pay for it. Their favorite line is "Insufficient Packaging, damage not covered"

 

MANY years ago I special ordered a rifle from Remington, it was delivered with about a 15° bend in the barrel and tire tracks on the outside of the box. Fortunately I did not have to deal with UPS, that was between the gun shop and Remington to sort out.

 

At work all of our machines are shipped UPS. We paid UPS over $10K to design our packaging to safely use their shipping, When they destroy a machine they still try the "Insufficient Packaging, damage not covered".

 

IF you end up getting to keep that stock and get made whole in the deal, I would be interested in the remains of that stock. I have one Mauser that I built from a broken stock almost like that one that turned out well, I am in the process of building another one and still need a stock for it.

Yammer Dan

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That break could be repaired if you know wood a little. Clean very carefully and make sure you have pieces going together good. Being carefull not to disturb broken ends so they will mate up as before break.Glue then use mallet to make sure it is back where should be. I would then drill and pin from just about end of scope to bottom of stock.

Condor

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There's too much missing when they are mated together, so the repair is out... The packing was great. In a soft padded gun case, in a Kimber oem rifle box, in a shipping carton. The outside carton end was repaired with UPS damage tape, but the inside box showed no damage what so ever... I did talk to one FEDEX driver and he said that the gun was on the top shelf of the delivery truck and fell on it's end, and it happens a lot. First time for me... Some of the sellers on Gun Broker use a cheap plastic case to ship their guns in. Now I know why..

 

PS: I wasn't too impressed with the stock anyway and planned on restocking it with some better figured wood. Maybe even re-barrel it??

Yammer Dan

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Could be repaired. I've played with a lot of wood. Gave up most of my wood tools but that wouldn't be that hard. Mate together with glue and sawdust mix. Then pin with hardwood pins.

Condor

Condor

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Could be repaired. I've played with a lot of wood. Gave up most of my wood tools but that wouldn't be that hard. Mate together with glue and sawdust mix. Then pin with hardwood pins.

 

I'm sure it could be done but probably look like 'H' when through. I have used teak sawdust mixed with FG Resin to repair teak on boats... Makes it stronger than the original break, but I'm really into great looking wood for gun stocks.... That's why I collect Custom Mausers, and Limited Edition rifles... When I get through with this one it'll look like it belongs...

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uncledj

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Bummer.

I had a Chevy TH400 tranny shipped to me once. It was strapped to a pallet. I received it with the pallet missing,....looks like it'd been dropped down a set of concrete steps, case cracked in two places. Junk. UPS offered $100. Last time I ever shipped with them.:mad:

Condor

Condor

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Bummer.

I had a Chevy TH400 tranny shipped to me once. It was strapped to a pallet. I received it with the pallet missing,....looks like it'd been dropped down a set of concrete steps, case cracked in two places. Junk. UPS offered $100. Last time I ever shipped with them.:mad:

 

I did have a Pfaff sewing machine shipped to me via UPS and it came in with the brace cracked in half. It was one of those made in Germany that could stitch two Buicks together. Cruisers use them for sail repair etc... UPS paid for the whole thing....

Condor

Condor

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Ups would be replacing or paying for a new custom stock if it were me.:Avatars_Gee_George:

 

There was insurance of $600 bucks on the rifle, and the seller put down the value of the stock at $300. Received an email from him that they have gone ahead and approved the damage and sending him claim papers to fill out. So may get enough to pick up a nice piece of replacement wood??

WildBill1

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Thats great he insured it and you can replace the stock. I've bought and returned four hand gun just this year that were defective from the Mfg. S&W, Ruger, Breatta, and Glock all didn't cycle or stove piped S&W a .38 barrel was misaligned front sight canted to the right also cylinder latch wouldn't release proper. I kept the Glock out of the four it was repaired right. I actually sent the Smith off twice ended trading it on a Sig 238. Of all the hand guns I've bought and traded on Sigs. are the most reliable and are the most accurate except for the Glock. Fed-X is the carrier guess I been lucky so far.

Flyinfool

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There is no perfect carrier. A lot depends on the individuals that come into contact with your package. I saw five 60" TVs getting delivered, they were slid off the truck and allowed to drop to the ground one by one. It would not surprise me if they all had to be sent back.

 

Sometimes I wonder if packages get rough handling as a form of job security. If you have to send it back, that is a shipped package and then the new one is another shipped package, it triples the amount of shipping and that needs more people to to handle the volume.

Condor

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Time of the year might have a little to do with it. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday added to the shipping glut, things get mangled a lot during the holiday season...

cowpuc

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:scared: WOWZY that's NASTY :95:.. All the best in getting full recovery Jack:fingers-crossed-emo!! Might wanna bore site it and make sure only the stock was damaged, sure would be a bummer to get it all restocked and bedded only to find out there are other issues. Purdy shootin iron, sure deserved better treatment!!
djh3

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Time of the year might have a little to do with it. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday added to the shipping glut, things get mangled a lot during the holiday season...

Yup and lots of part time help to. Not say they are bad folks, just maybe not the responsibility of the full time folks as they are unemployed after holidays.

Condor

Condor

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Makes me wonder just exactly what happened! Stocks are not that easy to break...

 

Yeah, it's got me befuddled too. :think: Although some stocks with a lot of figure are weaker than those having straight grain running through the grip area. I'm picking it up Friday and once it's in the barn maybe I'll be able to tell a little more.....

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Flyinfool

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I have a Mauser with that stock and nearly the same break. I caught it before it was a complete break and added some reinforcement to that area. The one I have was severely cracked in that area and would not have taken many more shots to finish it off. The one I got was broken just from normal deer hunting and range use.

 

If UPS lets you keep that one, I would just put it back together if I were in your shoes.

Condor

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I have a Mauser with that stock and nearly the same break. I caught it before it was a complete break and added some reinforcement to that area. The one I have was severely cracked in that area and would not have taken many more shots to finish it off. The one I got was broken just from normal deer hunting and range use.

 

If UPS lets you keep that one, I would just put it back together if I were in your shoes.

 

I'm sure they'll let me keep it. What the 'H' are they going to do with it?? Like I've said... It can be fixed, but just not the way I'd want it to look when finished. Ya gotta remember, I'm more of a collector, and at my 'advanced age' not running up and down mountains chasing Mulies and Antelope any longer. In my hunting days that baby would be repaired and I wouldn't give a damn what it looked like. Just as long as it shot where I pointed it. Now it's gotta look really nice and will stay that way until the kids have to deal with them.... :whistling: BTW I just picked up an Ithaca M37 20ga made in 1968. The same year I went to work for Ithaca. Had to have it.... :)

WildBill1

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Don't buy a Glock 42 .380 unless you like clearing jambs and stove pipes. Sending this piece of crap off again for the second time. Plan on sending to Mr Glock this time.

stanG

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Well I guess I'm not the only one who has had trouble recently shipping a gun. I shipped this model 11 Remington 20 gauge to my cousin in Arizona about six weeks ago. It was his dad's who was killed in a car accident. This is how it arrived....

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Their response... Insufficient packaging... Denied!

 

So far they have ponied up seven hundred and change for a new barrel and other repairs to the stock.

 

Seems like it's almost deliberate for damage like this to occur.

 

It took a certified letter to the CEO of UPS to honor my claim.

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