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Post by howa on Jan 10, 2011 18:03:34 GMT -5
I just checked the status of my Pac-Nor barrel which is in the UPS system on it's way to Richard. Here is the latest update.......not sure what this means, but it doesn't sound good.
From the UPS website:
Commerce City, CO, United States 01/09/2011 11:00 P.M. Transportation accident occurred
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Post by edge on Jan 10, 2011 18:17:55 GMT -5
I would assume that there is a delay, but would not read more into it at this time.
edge.
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Post by tar12 on Jan 10, 2011 18:19:01 GMT -5
Hopefully they are not referring to your barrel per say but the vehicle in which it was being transported. I would be on the phone in the morning to clarify for sure!
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Post by birdkiller1 on Jan 10, 2011 18:30:26 GMT -5
Bad deal Howa, keep your fingers crossed. Sent my gun off to richard today Hope things go better for me. 12 inches of snow in western iowa hope I have a good UPS driver
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Post by Jed on Jan 10, 2011 19:12:24 GMT -5
On the bright side....if such accident did occur...you might be getting a free barrel! ;D
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Post by howa on Jan 11, 2011 6:45:21 GMT -5
Looks like I'm back on the road, no additional explanation, but I'm in Kansas this morning.
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Post by pposey on Jan 11, 2011 8:50:12 GMT -5
IT's OK if they bent that critter you can now shoot around trees right???  |
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Post by Richard on Jan 11, 2011 19:21:07 GMT -5
"On the road again............. ;D" The operating table is waiting  Richard |
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Post by howa on Jan 12, 2011 18:43:17 GMT -5
Trying to follow this trail is like trying to track the taxpayer money being funneled through ACORN. It looks like they've shipped it all over the country, and from one place to another, and then back again. lol
It was supposed to be there today, but they ain't gonna make it.
Knoxville, TN, United States 01/12/2011 12:27 P.M. Departure Scan
Nashville, TN, United States 01/12/2011 3:30 A.M. Departure Scan
Earth City, MO, United States 01/11/2011 7:11 P.M. Departure Scan
Greensboro, NC, United States 01/11/2011 6:00 P.M. Adverse weather conditions.
Lenexa, KS, United States 01/11/2011 12:43 A.M. Departure Scan
Salt Lake City, UT, United States 01/10/2011 5:45 P.M. Arrival Scan
Commerce City, CO, United States 01/09/2011 11:00 P.M. Transportation accident occurred.
01/09/2011 6:22 P.M. Departure Scan
Commerce City, CO, United States 01/07/2011 1:18 P.M. Arrival Scan
Salt Lake City, UT, United States 01/07/2011 4:29 A.M. Departure Scan
01/07/2011 1:03 A.M. Arrival Scan
Roseburg, OR, United States 01/06/2011 1:25 A.M. Departure Scan
Roseburg, OR, United States 01/05/2011 11:47 P.M. Arrival Scan
Harbor, OR, United States 01/05/2011 7:38 P.M. Departure Scan
01/05/2011 2:48 P.M. Origin Scan
United States 01/05/2011 4:45 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
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Post by ewc on Jan 12, 2011 20:05:38 GMT -5
Why'd it come to Knoxville? My birthday is in April, but I appreciate your planing ahead...
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Post by howa on Jan 12, 2011 20:38:22 GMT -5
Notice it went from Kansas to North Carolina, then back to Missouri, then to Tennessee, and now has to go back to N.C. again. I think Brown is smoking a big fattie out on the interstate.
Plus, all of this occured after it was in a wreck out in Colorado.
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Post by fishhawk on Jan 12, 2011 21:15:30 GMT -5
How many miles left on your warranty?
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Post by skennedy on Jan 12, 2011 21:24:01 GMT -5
That wouldn't surprise me at all if it was usps.
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Post by pposey on Jan 14, 2011 15:26:20 GMT -5
Comes back to NC I'm keeping it!
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Post by Richard on Jan 14, 2011 16:28:55 GMT -5
Forget guys.............It just arrived at my front door this afternoon along with one of BillyZink's and one for Birdkiller Richard |
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Post by howa on Jan 14, 2011 18:12:09 GMT -5
Woo Hoo!! Take good care of my baby! And the excitement builds. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Did you get both packages?
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Post by Richard on Jan 14, 2011 18:45:02 GMT -5
Yup! The new Pac-Nor arrived with it also!
Richard
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Post by cuda on Jan 14, 2011 20:41:48 GMT -5
Work pics are always nice. That way we can see how it is done.
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Post by Richard on Jan 16, 2011 20:29:16 GMT -5
OK Cuda, here are a couple of work pictures. First off, any gun I work on, gets covered in Blue Painters tape to protect the finish while it is in my shop. The first pic is just the gun and new barrel while the bedding is hardening. The second is when the barreled action came out of stock. Note: I tape the sides, bottom and back of the recoil lug. This way, once it is removed from the bedding and the tape removed, the action will go freely in and out of the stock with no binding. The only surface that needs bedding is the flat surface that contacts the abutment in the stock. Richard   |
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Post by Richard on Jan 17, 2011 21:26:50 GMT -5
Here is the finished product! Richard  |
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Post by fishhawk on Jan 17, 2011 21:33:10 GMT -5
Richard or Howa, What stock is on that beauty?
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Post by chuck41 on Jan 17, 2011 21:37:54 GMT -5
Really nice! I'll bet it shoots as well as it looks.
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Post by Richard on Jan 17, 2011 21:50:31 GMT -5
Thats a DuraMax stock. On Wednesday I will put some shots down range with it and see? Richard |
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Post by 12ptdroptine on Jan 17, 2011 22:09:26 GMT -5
Who painted that stock? Or can it be ordered like that? It sure looks good..And since Richard worked his magic on I bet it will shoot as good as it looks. drop
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Post by 12ptdroptine on Jan 17, 2011 22:14:08 GMT -5
Just got back from the Duramax site... Is that the "freedom green" if so I love it...May have to get me one and fit it to my Savage.....
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Post by howa on Jan 17, 2011 22:17:09 GMT -5
Just got back from the Duramax site... Is that the "freedom green" if so I love it...May have to get me one and fit it to my Savage..... Yes, it is the Freedom Green, Bell & Carlson Savage DuraMaxx. Here is my other one that Richard did also, it is the B&C Duramaxx, but in Olive Drab with black spiderweb.  |
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Post by howa on Jan 17, 2011 22:19:21 GMT -5
Richard, you are the man. I LOVE it! This is gun porn, I can't quit looking at it!
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Post by craigf on Jan 17, 2011 23:15:20 GMT -5
Richard, nice work as always! ;D I still appreciate the job you did on mine.
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Post by Richard on Jan 18, 2011 15:34:51 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words! Let me just point out one minor defect (so to speak) with these DuraMax stocks. Don't get me wrong, I love them. They are sturdy and well made except for one thing..................When they made them, they must have use a Savage synthetic stock to do their "mock up!" Just the Savage synthetic, every one of them leaves the barrel slightly off center. They all (and I think I have about seven of them including one of my own) tend to put the barrel listing to the right side. I am always forced to hog out some material on the right side to provide enough clearance. Because the pillars are already in place, it is near impossible to shift the action to the left as it would put the screws out of alignment with the receiver. It would be physically possible to rectify the situation but at an exorbitant amount of work. On the other hand, all of Savage's Laminate stocks have near perfect barrel alignment??? I think Bell and Carlson needs to do a re-mold ;D Don't worry, it will not influence its ability to shoot good  Richard |
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Post by fishhawk on Jan 18, 2011 16:51:36 GMT -5
I once ordered a Duramax for my Savage/laminate thinking I could lighten it up. When I got it and weighed it I found I would only loose a few ounces. Also when looking at the molded boss for the front swivel stud I noticed it was drilled off center which cracked the side of the boss. It looked weak enough to pull out under the full weight of the gun. I sent it back. So examine this area closely!
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