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I represented a gun shop in a suit against Fed ex for the same problem. A fancy collector double barrel shotgun shipped to the gun shop arrived with dually truck tire tracks over it and broken stock at the wrist. The driver that delivered even apologized, saying he took a picture of the box when it was put on his truck for delivery. When contacted Fed Ex said "not our problem" , must have been damaged after delivery. When told about the picture from the driver, their response, he no longer works here and we can't verify that. (he was just switched to a different route) . We sued Fed EX under the Pennsylvania Unfair Consumer Practices Act and got triple damages plus attorney's fees. Four months after Fed Ex paid the judgment, their insurance claims division sent him a check for the amount of insurance on the shipment. We offered the mangled gun to them twice in writing. A year later, an original factory stock for that model came up on line and was purchased by the gun shop and the gun was finally sold for a few hundred more than the gun shop paid initially. Cost them nearly 4 grand when it could have been far less.got a Pedersoli Mortimer in a Kibler shipping crate. USPS.
stock was broken through at the wrist. tire track across the crate. so sorry charlie is all they said.
I have run into one incident at the nearby post office about muzzle loader pistols shipped in the mail. One clerk was pretty nasty when I presented the package notice that was in my PO box. She insisted shipping guns to a non-FFL holder was illegal. I called her supervisor and had him explain the law to her. Never a problem with her after that. But similar incidents with other new counter clerks.