Ever had gun lost in transit?

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Found a pristine Walther P-5 on auction and purchased it. The dealer sent it about 10 days ago via priority mail USPS,it has not shown up.Do you think I am SOL? It is insured etc..I can not believe after looking into this,that they can not track it,but can only confirm delivery. That has got to be most idiotic way to track anything that I can imagine.Just wondering if any of you out there have had a similar experience. Think I will go drown my sorrows now...Coffee of course...PJ
 
A P-5? Isnt' that a pistol. If so I believe it is illegal to ship one through USPS. you can only ship Long guns through the mail. Handguns have to go Fed-Ex or UPS.
 
A Beretta .380 of mine was stolen from UPS while en route back to me from the Beretta service department. Apparently, about two dozen Berettas were stolen the same way, intercepted by some UPS employee(s) who slit open the parcels, removed the guns, resealed the parcels, and then sent the empty boxes on to be delivered.

Anyway, I talked to the Beretta shipping manager about the incident. He said that in his 20+ years of experience only one shipping method has never resulted in a theft: USPS Registered Mail. But until the postal regulations are changed (if ever), this route is apparently only available to manufacturers and dealers.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jimmy:
A Beretta .380 of mine was stolen from UPS while en route back to me from the Beretta service department. Apparently, about two dozen Berettas were stolen the same way, intercepted by some UPS employee(s) who slit open the parcels, removed the guns, resealed the parcels, and then sent the empty boxes on to be delivered.
Wow,that is interesting..I have 2 that are currently MIA,the one I posted Walther P-5 going from FFL to FFL..and a C&R Makarov that was supposed to be delivered to my home,they both were sent Priority mail and has been 10 days plus,and they are no shows..something stinks here..Like to hang these ba$#@!@#!!!!! PJ
Anyway, I talked to the Beretta shipping manager about the incident. He said that in his 20+ years of experience only one shipping method has never resulted in a theft: USPS Registered Mail. But until the postal regulations are changed (if ever), this route is apparently only available to manufacturers and dealers.[/quote]
 
"Wow,that is interesting..I have 2 that are currently MIA,the one I posted Walther P-5 going from FFL to FFL..and a C&R Makarov that was supposed to be delivered to my home,they both were sent Priority mail and has been 10 days plus,and they are no shows..something stinks here..Like to hang these ba$#@!@#!!!!! PJ"

I take it these were sent from different locations in the US. If so, sounds like some local (that deliver or sort for delivery to you and your FFL) postal employee is intercepting the shipments. Have you brought this up with the USPS manager in your area?

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I'm not implying anything but it's quite easy for the "seller" of the firearm to jip you too. He/she might not have sent it at all.
 
I remember my Dad telling me an FFL dealer he knew many years ago kept "losing" handguns that were shipped in clearly-marked packages through the Chicago branch of the Post Office. I understand after this happened a few times, he and a fellow dealer started shipping lead ingots to one another, and insuring them for several hundred dollars each. The Post Office supposedly paid off on quite a few packages that were lost in transit. (Hey, extra insurance charges were collected - it was only right that they pay on what the shipper valued it at!) ;)
 
According to postal regulations,the shipments are to be unmarked,however seems this might be a litle hard to do,when you have to have a return address.It would be pretty easy to tell it was from a gun shop,especially if they know it is insured.Looks like I have 2 ripped off by the post office..employees etc.I have seen several video tape accounts of post office employess going through,mail,packages,etc.Makes me ill.PJ
 
Instead of using the name of the business on the package a good idea would be to just use the sender and recipient names. That way the crooks won't know it is going to a gun store.
 
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