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tinker
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Re: BUSTED 2 BORE
26/10/08 08:53 AM

What an absolute pain.

I tend to err to the side of amazing caution when I ship guns.
Recently I shipped two out in a case I'd fortified, with the intent to get one in return.

My packaging was done with the 'worst case scenario' in mind.
Super fortified interior of an armoured hard case, set into an exterior shell of heavily padded double thickness cardboard crating.

I almost pissed when a week or so later I saw my UPS man step off the truck with *just* the hard case in his hand, with little more than a couple wraps of clear tape around the ends.

The padding inside was mostly gone, the long gun *not wrapped in padding* and with a couple new bruises in the metal from the last time it'd been photographed and shown to me.
Granted nothing was broken, but I did have to get the punches and chasing hammer out to fix the ills anyway.
With the age of the piece I'm certain I'd never get proper payback from the shipper.

One thing to remember whenever packing a long gun (or any) for shipping.
If it can come apart, do it before it goes in the crate.
Otherwise, the shipper will do it for you along the way.

The hearts of all the game my black powder rifles and guns have killed go out to you.

--Tinker

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BUSTED 2 BORE	bigdog	26/10/08 07:44 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	mehulkamdar	26/10/08 11:48 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	bigdog	26/10/08 04:15 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	Huvius	27/10/08 02:53 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	Caprivi	27/10/08 03:29 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	DarylS	27/10/08 12:27 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	bigdog	27/10/08 03:41 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	Mike_Bailey	27/10/08 06:18 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	Paul	07/12/08 11:54 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	bigdog	08/12/08 03:43 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	degoins	17/12/08 12:53 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	Paul	17/12/08 03:24 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	bigdog	17/12/08 04:49 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	DarylS	18/12/08 05:30 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	bigdog	18/12/08 10:05 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	Shackleton	22/12/08 06:43 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	DarylS	22/12/08 07:47 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	bigdog	22/12/08 04:40 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	themadhatter	10/02/09 02:07 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	DarylS	11/02/09 02:46 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	450_366	27/10/08 06:30 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	bigdog	29/10/08 04:05 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	bigdog	06/12/08 09:41 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	DarylS	06/12/08 12:49 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	Shackleton	07/12/08 12:31 PM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	szihn	26/10/08 08:54 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	tinker	26/10/08 08:58 AM
Re: BUSTED 2 BORE	tinker	26/10/08 08:53 AM

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