.......... believe it or not , after several hundred airguns and Lord knows how many boxes i still keep , you'll actually one day - just be cool and even forgetful of airgun gear you have delivered ...... now granted , i'm not paying $1000's on one gun , i dont really even keep ones over $500 to honest.....but i got to experience most of them for while... we used to call it " the brown santa " or ups... i even ambushed my driver at times...(bugging the poop outta ups cust serv until they arranged that i could meet on the route - wasnt waiting no 2-3 more days of doortag crap)....... krawling outta my skin - man , that anxiety of having to order all of this poop online and wait....... what a rush....... my buddy who i fixed and tuned all his locally available airgun stuff almost right away , gets one of those 5K kick-back debit cards every quarter..... he says "i want the best , baddest airgun stuff i can get !" . ... a month later , drops almost the whole 5K here with me at ag's of az..... tanks, devices, scopes - the works , man......... he was hot poop until ups brought him to his knees, also, man...... and by then he'd called ( krawling out of his skin in anticipation and ....mmmhm...what a rush.....) and switched poop around once or twice with ag's of az ( because airgunners are like that , imagine selling this stuff and putting up with our likes ) -- - and you know how we are..... he was livid about ups , tho.... dont matter how much we spend , we are on our knees --- due to shipping... i like fed ex much better now , after ups lost one (new diana 350) for six months , broken several stocks from the conveyer belt sorting facilty... i well over insure - just to charge them for my waiting time , if that does happen... .....o... and lots of us are slow to ship , anyway........ send something to mac1 and get reamed if you bug too much.... 4-5 months to get my hot tuned crosman mark one back , but damn sure worth it........... BUT , HE'S THE BEST for quality american-type airguns ..... and i after i got to know him (buying parts) , i learned A LOT.... i just repair as a hobby around here , and texas , but i can turn down and refer work to others now.....wasnt able to do that before... still slow to ship , tho.... wanna make sure they are gonna last.....and i send poop to the wrong place or get tags mixed up - logistic freakin nightmare to get in a rush with shipping......scary... i hope it doesnt take you as many 'tracking numbers' as it did me..... and i STILL got TOO many empty airgun boxes ........ unless it comes in the manufactures packaging , the gun is going into a 36x6x6 with stock taken off... these older guns arent as expensive - but no source for factory part and wood, if it breaks some heirloom, man..... cheaper to ship under 36" , too. .........i am kinda missing that rush now......... thanx, man !! hang in there. - paul.
happens, but you were dealing with one stand up individual. I have said it before, Charlie’s service is second to none. 
