Stolen Winchester 1892

[BigBlue 94]

I would contact the local ups hub. The ups store owners are independent. Not saying yours wont help you, but I'd go straight to the hub or corporate office. Most corporate ups employees above supervisor highly prize their jobs, and would do nothing to put their pension in jeopardy. Remember, the employee who may have taken your gun was being "supervised", and that supervisor was being supervised by the shift boss. I know my old shift boss would have raised hell. She was an old time country girl, and took crap from nobody. Ups takes internal matters very serious, due to having a union. I saw a fight one night, and both parties were fired on the spot. The union offered one his job back, as he was not the aggressor. The other was fully canned.

 

[Tilos]

I went to the UPS Store from where I shipped the rifle and I'm waiting for a call back from the owner later today. If he doesn't, I am going to raise holy hell.
Keeping my fingers crossed but trying not to get my hopes up.

Sorry to read this, go to the hub and deal with UPS directly
good luck,

 

[adcoch1]

I had a box of gun parts from black friday sales get lost by the usps and likely won't see it ever. Not the same thing, but a similar feeling.

I also had my ruger Redhawk swiped by a "friend" years ago, it eventually showed up due to a police dept checking serial numbers when it was found in a traffic stop. One of the greatest feelings ever, after almost two years later, to get back my favorite handgun...

 

[edwardware]

I went to the UPS Store from where I shipped the rifle and I'm waiting. . .

Every UPS Store I've ever asked has refused to take firearms. . . consistent with their printed policy. Did you tell them it was a firearm at the time?

I certainly hope they catch the thief!

 

[mrmike7189]

same experience here UPS store refuses to ship firearms for me.

Every UPS Store I've ever asked has refused to take firearms. . . consistent with their printed policy. Did you tell them it was a firearm at the time?

 

[Tommygunn]

Every UPS Store I've ever asked has refused to take firearms. . . consistent with their printed policy. Did you tell them it was a firearm at the time?

I certainly hope they catch the thief!

You need to ship them from a UPS hub, not a "store."

 

[edwardware]

You need to ship them from a UPS hub, not a "store."

Or ask the UPS store what time the truck comes, and park out by the loading dock with a book. From the drivers reaction, I don't think I was the first to wait for him there.

 

[Maj Dad]

I refuse to ship UPS for reasons like this, and the fact that they will not ship a firearm from Sumter, SC, despite my having an FFL. Fed Ex for pistols, Fed Ex or USPS Priority Mail for long guns, and never a problem in years. I share your pessimism, but really hope it turns up - it really isn't about the money...

 

[Dave Markowitz]

The store manager called me back shortly after I was in the store, and opened the claim for me. I can login to my UPS account and see that it's under investigation.

Fedex 2-day for me from now on, though.

 

[BigBlue 94]

Glad he helped you out.

FedEx uses independently owned delivery companies. If you look on the side of a FedEx delivery vehicle, itll say "Tetuan Enterprises" or whatever your local company is called. They generally care more about their jobs, thus the better service. They also start their employees out with higher wages than ups. Another plus for better service. Many times, for a retail consumer, FedEx is cheaper too. They were 20% less than UPS for my headers to ship to jet-hot.

Keeping my fingers crossed they find it and the culprit. Heck that's probably a felony ain't it?