Bigdog,

This is extremely sad news. I can't see why Fed Ex messed up so badly. But, if this is any consolation, last year, a very good friend of mine had UPS damage a rifle and though they took a month, they paid full value on it to him. I know that this is not, quite, the best thing to say. This is in the hope that Fed Ex would do the right thing and make full financial amends for the jokers in their company who screwed up.

What a terrible thing to happen!