Pay the insurance when you ship a gun!

[Scott Tschirhart]

I had to ship my .480 double rifle back to the maker for a minor repair. He called me today and he thinks UPS may have lost the rifle. He was very upset and apologized profusely.

Hopefully it will turn up, but if not, I am insured.

[JimT]

I hope it turns up Scott!

[AJMD429]

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Hope they find it - the scary thing is it isn't just another 'stock item' that would be easy to replace, AND is a fancy enough item that it might be more tempting to steal than a Mossberg 500 pump shotgun or Ruger 10/22.

I've always insured not only the 'value' but if possible, the 'cost to replace', whatever the item was.

I just sent a no-longer-made small engine carburetor for rebuild/cleaning, and insured it for $500 because by the time I located another used one (if even possible), had it rebuilt/repaired, or adapted some other one to the engine (if even possible), or re-powered the equipment (gearbox driven so maybe crazy), it would be quite expensive.

[samsi]

That stinks, I hope it turns up. As already stated it's not like you can buy another like it off the rack somewhere.

[4t5]

Start with this, Tracking # look up . https://www.ups.com/track?loc=en_US&requester=ST/

[marlinman93]

I hope it turns up too, but if it doesn't be prepared for a battle to collect on insurance! I've won more than I lost, but when I've lost it was because the shipper used every excuse in the book trying to wiggle out pf paying. Things like not having a receipt to show what you paid for a gun, or not having a canceled check, with both sides copied to prove you bought it for the insured price. It's not going to be fun or easy to collect insurance.

[Pisgah]

Good luck. I promise you this: they already have their "reasons" -- a long list of them -- why your claim will be invalid. I pray for unlimited patience and fortitude in your efforts...

[4t5]

If it doesn’t get there , report it as STOLEN.

[Scott Tschirhart]

I’ve traced it to a drop off location (CVS store) where the recipient was to pick it up.

Let’s give it a couple of days to see what happens.

[4t5]

Don’t know if shipping to a pharmacy is legit , around here it would certainly raise eyebrows .
But then , commienecticut has it’s own set of rules .

[Ysabel Kid]

Keeping my fingers crossed!

[Scott Tschirhart]

Don’t know if shipping to a pharmacy is legit , around here it would certainly raise eyebrows .
But then , commienecticut has it’s own set of rules .

This is Texas. No eyebrows raised.

[JimT]

One of The Shootings was pharmacist who had an FFL and sold through his place of business. He always said he dealt in drugs and guns. Located here in Texas. No problems.

[Scott Tschirhart]

The rifle appears to be lost. I’ll initiate a claim today.

Sure hate to lose this rifle.

[Crazy Horse]

Man, that sucks! I hope it turns up. I just mailed my 1876 off for repair two days ago. I insured it but not for what it would cost for a full replacement.

[marlinman93]

I'm driving 325 miles each way next week to buy a Ballard rifle for this very reason! I wont trust anything of value to shippers these days, regardless of who the shipper is! Going to be a long 11 hour drive there and back, but I'll know it's going to be safer.

[Scott Tschirhart]

MY RIFLE HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!

I made the claim and in less than two hours my rifle was located and the gunsmith has it in his possession.

All is good.

[Lastmohecken]

Glad you found it. It's scary shipping stuff, that's expensive.

[AmBraCol]

MY RIFLE HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!

I made the claim and in less than two hours my rifle was located and the gunsmith has it in his possession.

All is good.

Great news!

[JimT]

YAY!!

[Scott Tschirhart]

Kind of a funny story.

The FFL holder I sent it to had a slightly different name than the man himself. So when he goes in to get the rifle, he gives CVS his name and they say they don’t have it.

But it was shipped in the name that is on the FFL.

So we call the CVS and confirm the rifle is there and call the FFL holder to go pick it up.

A lot of drama and nothing really happened.

[Griff]

Glad it was found. It seems waiting for a shipment to arrive is some of the most stressful times in modern life. Especially as the value (whether real or sentimental) increases, so does the stress. Glad this is off your shoulders.

[marlinman93]

MY RIFLE HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!

I made the claim and in less than two hours my rifle was located and the gunsmith has it in his possession.

All is good.

I've had that happen on a few occasions. File a claim and suddenly the package magically appears! Glad you didn't have to actually try to collect the insurance! Hope it gets back to you better than it went!

[Scott Tschirhart]

I've had that happen on a few occasions. File a claim and suddenly the package magically appears! Glad you didn't have to actually try to collect the insurance! Hope it gets back to you better than it went!

I sent it back for a minor repair. I wish I knew more about these guns, I probably could have replaced the spring much cheaper.

But this guy built the gun and he should know how to make it work properly.