[quote=Calhoun]On a totally different subject... though maybe we haven't explored this one in-depth enough? Anyway..
Got in my rifles in from John's estate auction last night. UPS gorillas pretty much totally destroyed the boxes they were shipped in, but fortunately each gun was wrapped in about 3" of bubble wrap and came through okay. It was sad to open up the invoice and read the included factory letters from JTC to John, he'd given me the serial numbers and dates for all his letters in April to help refine date ranges for the book.
To absent friends.[/quote
The thought of having a gun I buy shipped to me makes me cringe. I like my fancy guns and want them to still be in the shape I bought them in when I get them. I bought a gun from that auction company before and drove to Cleveland to pick it up.
I bought a Crescent grade gun, that to date is the high point of my collection. I talked it over with the seller and he agreed to purchase a hard case. He included the shipping in the selling price and I told him I would pay for the case. I honestly didn't know Plano made such a case. The rifle made it here totally unscathed. Knock on wood, to date I have never had a gun damaged in shipping.
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