Keep an eye on your gun shipments!

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I recently sent my 1990 .41 Mag Redhawk back to New Hampshire due to some light primer strikes. Here is my Fed Ex story:

When first shipping the gun I didn’t get offered a pre-paid shipping label from Ruger so I went to the local Fed Ex to ship the handgun. Those guys quoted me $218.80 to ship from Ca to N.H.!!

I politely told the clerk I’d drive it to N.H. before I’d pay that and I left the store and called Ruger in the parking lot to ask how to ship this. This Ruger rep offered me a $30.00 shipping label and apologized that this wasn’t offered before. I gladly paid, drove to my office and printed the label and shipped the gun at a different location on the way home.

Fast forward a few days: Ruger finishes the gun on Wednesday and sends it back Fed Ex 2-day, addressed to my office. My office is open 8-5 Mon Fri, and we have two security guards in the lobby who regularly sign for packages and call us from the lobby when we get stuff. I’m not there on Friday, but the guards were asked on Thursday to sign for the package and our admin secretary was asked to put it in my locked office. Easy Peasy!

I get an e mail notice Friday at 12:02 that stated “no delivery because customer not there”. It’ll be redelivered on Monday.

Ok. I ask both guards on Monday if the Fed Ex guy came, nope!

I call Fed Ex at 0900 and let them know that the Friday delivery noted was BS, and I’m told the package is scheduled for delivery that day by 16:30.

At 11:30 a Fed Ex delivery is made. My stuff isn’t with it. I call again, and am told it’s on a different truck.

At 13:32 a note is made that delivery was attempted again but the driver couldn’t get in because the business was closed! I sat through my lunch hour waiting for this delivery and no one shows up!

I’m pissed! I call Fed Ex, rip into the supervisor with some very unflattering language, and told the dude what had been going on with these clowns. He starts a complaint and assured me he will call the driver and get it delivered.

At 14:40 a Fed Ex truck passes the office while I am standing in the lobby, drives down the street and parks for ten minutes, then drives up and the driver comes out with three items, one being my Redhawk.

I ask the guy about the 13:32 “delivery” that wasn’t ever done that day, along with the other BS on Friday, and he sheepishly gives me some phony baloney “I just got this from another driver” excuse and leaves. Yeah, right.

The moral: keep a sharp watch on your tracking numbers when sending or expecting a firearm delivery and don’t hesitate to call the shipper should there be even a hint of irregularities. It wouldn’t surprise me if this clown was stealing packages, only this time everything was witnessed and I was on the ball in minutes after he posted the phoney delivery notes, etc.

Oh, Ruger replaced the pawl, did some tweaking on the pivot and reset the barrel-cylinder gap gratis! Hopefully this solves the issues.

Poor screen shot, but it shows the phony entries.
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Stay safe.

I've had similar issues with car parts. They don't steal them, it's just being lazy. All they have to do is stop best the address and to say they tried to deliver.
Because of this I try to use USPS and UPS whenever possible.

 

[km101]

USPS ...

My house is on top of a wooded ridge with a straight 75yd driveway that comes up from the paved 2-lane country road to the wide parking area at the south end of the house.

I had a handgun scheduled for delivery so, knowing the regular delivery window, I opened the garage door and setup a workstation just inside to do some cartridge case sorting while awaiting the arrival of the Mail Carrier. The Mail Carrier would not even have to exit his/her vehicle and be on their way, soonest.

I heard the engine of the USPS vehicle and saw it approaching ... but it stopped at the mailbox at the foot of the driveway and paused. As I was getting out of my chair it continued on down the road!?

I walked down to the box and found a slip that advised me that my package could not be delivered because I was not home.

I knew that his route would bring him past my house coming the other way in about 10 minutes ... so I waited.

He was full of weak, sheepish BS as I signed for my package and he continued his route.

I posted a USPS complaint online. That resulted in a phone call from his apologetic supervisor who claimed this was his best driver (really?). He would "have a talk with him". Funny thing is, from what that supervisor said, and perhaps didn't mean to mention, was that this type of behavior is apparently common to the point of part of ongoing conversations among Mail Carriers and their bosses.

About a week later, I had another handgun due to be delivered to me at my home by the USPS. This time I setup in the open parking area and did some work on my riding mower.

I looked up at the sound of the engine. Watched as he came down the road towards my driveway (I don't know how he did not see me standing there), slowing as he moved past my driveway and stopped at the mailbox ... and futzed around ... then appeared to be writing something ...

... and I realized that this Einstein was doing it again! I started walking down the driveway and yelled "HEY!" That got his attention. He backed up and entered the driveway and I signed for the 2nd handgun.

His brother must work for the USPS here in Texas! I had an identical experience here. I was tracking my delivery and getting text updates from the P.O. I got notification that they couldn’t deliver as no one was at home! I walked down the street to where the carrier was sitting in the mail truck and asked about it. He got indignant and said that he hadn’t started delivering yet. I showed him the notice and his attitude did a 180. He mumbled something about a computer error. He got my package and gave it to me and continued what he was doing without having me sign for it. He later came to my house and asked me to sign for the package! I track ALL important packages carefully now!

 

[jak67429]

I sent my GP100 back to ruger for repairs. Came home few days later the neighbor across the street yells at me that I have a package at his house. Said the driver puled to side of the street and tossed it on the lawn and left.

 

[OneFreeTexan]

Rural area, small village,...the Post Office ‘kills’ big time,,,they are so helpful,,,,and our local mail carrier ,,,the sun rises and sets in her....and right now she has it tough, because road construction right in the middle of her route has scrambled her...the local UPS guy must have an easy route, cause he always has time to chat,.....Fed Ex, don’t recall if it was regular or ground,,had to deliver a gun, needed signature and because of the detour, both the terminal and the driver were on the phone with me, at least four times each,,,,,Great service.

All three services are top notch,,,,and they all have to scramble due to detours and in the winter, oh wow.

 

[Englishmn]

It's even better when you get a delivered notice that says delivered to dock and I don't have a loading dock at my house.

 

[Demi-human]

(sad tale redacted through clarity of caffeine...)

Solara uses the same for shipping my daughter's diabetic supplies.
On occasion, San Diego is on the way to my house. But from my house to Solara, in Livoina Michigan, is only one hundred fourty miles...
When I called they nice lady sighed heavily, and stated, "D@mn FedEx..."
Evidently, they have a contract with them and I am unable to pay for a different service, even though I want to...

I think Detroit has a lot to do with most carriers in Michigan, and none of what they do is good. If they are bullets, they will be broken open. If it's a shooting mat, it will be wet.
No matter what it is, it must make the customary trip down the stairway, to the puddle of hydraulic fluid...
I imagine this last step incorporated into the conveyor system...

I hear MBC has a separate packing level for shipments to the Mitt, that are unnecessary for the U.P. because they go through ST. Paul, MN.

 

[redneck2]

On the flip side.....

I knew a woman that used to deliver for UPS. She had a package for someone that had moved, but continued to use their old address. She finally tracked them down at their new home. Asked whey they didn’t use their new address

Customer replied “we kept our old mail box and brought it here so we wouldn’t have to change our address”

And......don’t get all pissy when you demand customer signatures then no one is there. The driver’s world doesn’t revolve around you

 

[BigBore44]

I honestly think I could have driven it from CA to N.H. for $218. What a great excuse to see the country.

All our delivery drivers are great. The FedEx guy is the least friendly, if you want to call him that. But he’s still a nice guy.