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United States  Old 15th October 2005, 17:25
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FedEx lost my Colt
I have (had) an early Series 70 Combat Commander that my mother bought for my late father in 1972. Obviously it's one of my more prized handguns. I sent the frame out to be refinished, and I ship a half-dozen firearms a week from my gunshop without trouble. It figures that the one time a carrier would lose a package for me it would be something important like this.
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i hope u always ship insured -- but even if u did -- its not really replaceable
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I insured it for $1k when I shipped it to Wilson Combat; I have yet to find out if they insured it when they shipped it back.
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Man, that is for lack of a better word: craptacular ! I'll keep my fingers crossed they turn it up; or at the very least WC insured it appropriately.

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I spoke to FedEx again today; they have officially declared it "lost". They advised me to contact the shipper (WC) and have them file a claim.

Something tells me I'm about to wind up with a Wilson Combat pistol in place of my treasured Colt...
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That sucks! Sorry to hear that Sir.
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Man I am truly sorry for your loss. I will keep my fingers crossed for you that the Colt frame showes up soon. The way I see it is it has to be somewhere and those....folks need to make finding it a priority. I have taken several gunsmithing classes in the Marines and civilian aspect not to be a professional gunsmith but so I would be able to repair my own firearms and not have to send them to someone else. I could not imagine my reaction if one of my Colts came up missing. I hope it all works out for you and by the way I would rather have my Colt than a new custom Wilson Combat 1911.
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I hope it all works out for you and by the way I would rather have my Colt than a new custom Wilson Combat 1911.



Hunter, I agree completely - I just doubt that it will be an option for me.
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I guess Mr. Murphy is alive and well.
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How does a company like FedEx, which tracks the movement of every item and knows where every item is at any given minute of the day, lose an item? What, did it fall of a conveyor belt and land in somebody's lunch box?
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