WestKentucky
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I am nothing less than impressed with my latest gunbusters buy. Not often than I am so impressed that I would be inclined to do a post like this one. Thankfully I live in a gun friendly area, but not everyone does, and those folks may have concerns.
Let’s start with protection. The large parts (barrel,stock, trigger mechanism) are wrapped very well in a green bubble wrap and taped up very well to make sure they don’t escape the bubble wrap. The small parts (bolt handle, screws, washers, springs) are all in a ziplock bag, which is folded and wrapped in bubble wrap. The parts were not going to be damaged in transit short of being ran over.
Moving on from protection to packaging... the cardboard box is oversized but not hugely oversized. The void in the box is filled with large wads of brown paper. The bubble wrapped parts are not going to move inside of this setup. Again, nothing is happening in transit. With the box closed things get jacked up even a few notches higher. The majority of the box is covered with packing tape, and not just the brown paper tape or the cheap plastic tape, but the thick plastic variety with the plastic strips in it to reinforce it and prevent rips.
Labeling... this is of concern for folks in less friendly places. The shipping label from Gunbusters New England has a “from” identification of GBNE. Not identifiable as gun parts.
I am just as happy with the product I got as I am with the packaging. Pictures were clear and info was spot on. I have bought from the other gunbusters groups recently and have been less impressed with packaging, but this one stands out as being “the right way”.
Let’s start with protection. The large parts (barrel,stock, trigger mechanism) are wrapped very well in a green bubble wrap and taped up very well to make sure they don’t escape the bubble wrap. The small parts (bolt handle, screws, washers, springs) are all in a ziplock bag, which is folded and wrapped in bubble wrap. The parts were not going to be damaged in transit short of being ran over.
Moving on from protection to packaging... the cardboard box is oversized but not hugely oversized. The void in the box is filled with large wads of brown paper. The bubble wrapped parts are not going to move inside of this setup. Again, nothing is happening in transit. With the box closed things get jacked up even a few notches higher. The majority of the box is covered with packing tape, and not just the brown paper tape or the cheap plastic tape, but the thick plastic variety with the plastic strips in it to reinforce it and prevent rips.
Labeling... this is of concern for folks in less friendly places. The shipping label from Gunbusters New England has a “from” identification of GBNE. Not identifiable as gun parts.
I am just as happy with the product I got as I am with the packaging. Pictures were clear and info was spot on. I have bought from the other gunbusters groups recently and have been less impressed with packaging, but this one stands out as being “the right way”.