FedEX Fumbles my barrel & damaged the threads

[Kisatchie]

Asking for a friend, what barrel threads are we looking at, chamber end or muzzle end?

Chamber

 

[NorCalMikie]

Have used 1 1/2" PVC tube to ship barrels. Cut to length and glue one end cap on.
strapping tape on the other tight fitting cap.

I use PVC pipe for storage containers and no thin wall crap either!! A hunk of foam rubber in the tube, barrel added and more foam rubber at the top. If you shake it and the barrel moves, add more foam rubber. You won't be sorry later.

 

[hogpatrol]

Somewhat OT, but I was taught and my students were taught to cut at least a thread depth chamfer on the end of any threads. That may have mitigated some of the damage to this barrel. It is fixable though.

 

[Fern]

If YOU ever plan on shipping YOUR barrel, do it right!! Head to your local Wally World and pick up a couple of "pool noodles". $ store has them also.
Maybe $1.50 each. USPS sells a 4"' X 4" box 36" long. Slit the noodle and cover the barrel with a few inches left over on each end. Zip tie about 2" or 3" all along it's length. The end excess will act as a padding so the ends won't get damaged from bouncing around.
Shipped a few barrels to Oregon to get fluted with no problems with them coming back in the same box and padding.
Also shipped a few to NY to "my Man" ( ) to get threaded and chamber with NO PROBLEMS.
Came back in the same boxes with no issues. Pack it GOOD and you'll have no issues!!

This is exactly what I did when I shipped mine out

 

[Kisatchie]

Somewhat OT, but I was taught and my students were taught to cut at least a thread depth chamfer on the end of any threads. That may have mitigated some of the damage to this barrel. It is fixable though.

yes I agree this has very little chamfer

 

[wboggs]

Chamber

The party that packaged the barrel is at fault. Pretty hard to blame the shipping co. It is a matter of common sense everyone who deals in barrels knows how easy it is for
One to break through a cardboard box.

 

[Explorer1]

These carriers will open a lot of packages to see what is inside. USPS is the worst. They have "inspectors" that can, and will, open anything they want. What happens to it afterwards is not their problem.

While true, a much larger sampling is done using X-Rays which leaves little/no evidence of Big Brother's actions.

 

[GT Accuracy]

UPS has been rough lately. this month alone they cracked a stock that was wrapped in 3 layers of foam wrap, 3 layers of 1/4" bubble, and 3 layers of 1/2 bubble, additional 1/2 in wraps at the forearm, butt, and midsection, as well as 2" of peanuts around the entire thing. Cracked it right in half.

Then, they managed to handle a rifle with a Nanuk 996 - EXTREMELY ROBUST CASE, so rough that the bolt knob when out through the top lid.

ALWAYS INSURE....other small business gunsmiths that are doing this professionally as a serious source of income, get yourself UPS Capital insurance.

 

[wboggs]

UPS has been rough lately. this month alone they cracked a stock that was wrapped in 3 layers of foam wrap, 3 layers of 1/4" bubble, and 3 layers of 1/2 bubble, additional 1/2 in wraps at the forearm, butt, and midsection, as well as 2" of peanuts around the entire thing. Cracked it right in half.

Then, they managed to handle a rifle with a Nanuk 996 - EXTREMELY ROBUST CASE, so rough that the bolt knob when out through the top lid.

ALWAYS INSURE....other small business gunsmiths that are doing this professionally as a serious source of income, get yourself UPS Capital insurance.

How do you figure they broke the stock?

 

[Thud]

It's POPCORN time again.

 

[GT Accuracy]

How do you figure they broke the stock?

The most likely put it under something significantly heavier and it happened to hit in the middle of box, and flexed it. No amount of padding will stop a stock box on the floor if a heavy box rolls off their shelves and lands just right. damn shame

 

[wboggs]

UPS has been rough lately. this month alone they cracked a stock that was wrapped in 3 layers of foam wrap, 3 layers of 1/4" bubble, and 3 layers of 1/2 bubble, additional 1/2 in wraps at the forearm, butt, and midsection, as well as 2" of peanuts around the entire thing. Cracked it right in half.

Then, they managed to handle a rifle with a Nanuk 996 - EXTREMELY ROBUST CASE, so rough that the bolt knob when out through the top lid.

ALWAYS INSURE....other small business gunsmiths that are doing this professionally as a serious source of income, get yourself UPS Capital insurance.

What is ups capital insurance?

 

[NorCalMikie]

If you plan on shipping a firearm and expect it to get to its destination, pack it Well!!
Shipped a box of "parts" back East to be built into a Flintlock Fowler.
Got there with no issues.
The Built rifle came back to me in a "custom built" wooden box. Nothing fancy just unbreakable!!
1"x 4" as a frame. Rifle wrapped in plastic sheeting then spray foam insulation all around. No way for it to move. Took "time" to get it out of the crate with not a mark on it!!! Cost $$$$ to ship but I got it in GOOD condition.
Turned around and shipped it out to go further east in the same crate to its new owner. He got it with not a mark on it!!

 

[NorCalMikie]

Anybody that would ship a heavy "machined steel tube" in a container and it was able move around and get damaged should be beat viciously about the head and shoulders!!!

 

[GT Accuracy]

What is ups capital insurance?

UPS Capital is a private carrier insurance owned by UPS. They will cover all the packages you insure with a signature required. If something is damaged I have gotten checks from them in as little as 10 days.

It's like...REAAAAL insurance - not crappy declared value

 

[Deleted member bigmc]

A little careful file work will clean that. Lucky you got the barrel!
Maybe send a “complaint” to whoever packed it.

The real problem is the people who shipped it . Tommy Mc. They should know that ups and usps dont give a DAMN ! ! ! !

 

[Deleted member bigmc]

UPS Capital is a private carrier insurance owned by UPS. They will cover all the packages you insure with a signature required. If something is damaged I have gotten checks from them in as little as 10 days.

It's like...REAAAAL insurance - not crappy declared value

You Sir have Tommy Mc

 

[S&sprecisionTx]

Well good ol FedEx slung my barrel out of the box lost the custom bolt face and lost the magazine and damaged the threads on the barrel. They shoved it back into the damaged tube and sent it to me like nothing ever happened. I have filed a claim and filled out an inspection report and submitted that. I already know its gonna be a drawn out thing and I will probably never get reimbursement for the damages and lost items. Could these threads be salvaged with a light clean up pass? View attachment 1653678

If it was me I would just do a bigger chamfer on the end and not try chasing those threads as that's very difficult

 

[Kisatchie]

If it was me I would just do a bigger chamfer on the end and not try chasing those threads as that's very difficult

that's the second recommendation on that approach, thanks might just do that

 

[danny]

I would suggest you simply sand a taper onto the last 1/8 inch of the barrel.

I used to have a machining instrucor that when presented with a mistake that he or I or someone else did, he would always remark "that's where the chamfer was going to be turned" lol

Danny