1 minutes point is exactly mine. I'VE HEARD way too many stories like his. Fugging UPS turds make war on packaged shipped rifles. And in your case no point not picking it up personally.One would think by now that they would have an upgraded case that won't happen to. Next as to what you ordered sounds damn near perfect to me. I have 2 just about like it 1 with a 34" barrel and pewter tip and the other with a 30" barrel and pewter tip. The 34 I bought off the gun library shelf in Big Timber a little self treating on Halloween 2015. The 30" was received at the Quigley in 2016 when they pulled my name out of the bucket and called my name it was amazing cause I can't hear sh*t even with my hearing aides,but I heard that. Enjoy the hell out of it, that's what I do. MB


" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "