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August 14, 2021
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Well they struck again, package shipped to me over a month ago. Seller filed a missing mail report, it showed up to me 10 days later. Three vintage Gun Digests from the 1950s, stolen. Moron delivered me an empty box, taped.
May 14, 2025
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Sorry to hear that Steve and I feel your pain! They are really bad lately. I had a Winchester Fly Rod that took 5 weeks to get to me and we could see it went to Dallas 4 times, Chicago 3 times, Memphis twice and Atlanta twice before it finally made its way to me. I was lucky in that it did finally arrive. I have watched packages sit for 7 to 14 days with no tracking update at all. I will happily pay more to use UPS over the USPS any day of the week!
May 2, 2009
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I have had issues with bad handling where I only got the label from the box. and sometimes it was bad packaging. Not enough packing, too small of box or not enough tape. I package boxes figuring a gorilla is going to handle it.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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December 9, 2002
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Steven,
If you have a picture of the 3 that you are missing, send me a PM, with a picture, as I might be able to help a Veteran out, and replace them. If not, maybe, I can send you a few others to put a smile on you’re face! 
Tony
August 14, 2021
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Thanks Tony. The one I needed was 1955, but I just found a beat up one on eBay. Let’s see how this goes.
Definitely something up with USPS, I’ve had multiple issues the last few months.
December 9, 2002
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Steve,
I’m gonna shoot you a PM, this weekend of what I have left from my Father in Law’s books, that are getting picked up next week, by an Auction Company.
There Yours if you’d like. I just am not sure what’s left as we let everyone take what they wanted and we’re doing some clean out.
Tony
July 17, 2012
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Steve,
I have them all electronically (1944-2009) if you would like a digital copy.
Jeff
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
August 14, 2021
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Wow, you guys are the best.
April 30, 2023
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JWA said
Steve,
I have them all electronically (1944-2009) if you would like a digital copy.
Jeff
You got an online storage link where I can look at a couple of those by chance? 🙂
July 17, 2012
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Jeremy P said
JWA said
Steve,
I have them all electronically (1944-2009) if you would like a digital copy.
Jeff
You got an online storage link where I can look at a couple of those by chance? 🙂
No, they are about 7.5 GB total but I can probably put them into a drop box (if I can figure out how to do that), or, if you have a drop box send me a link where to drag them. Otherwise, I can put them on a memory stick and mail them to you (old school). They range from between 50mb to 225mb per year if your email will handle that?
Best Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
April 30, 2023
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Jeff, I emailed your aol account with a upload link to my unlimited work OneDrive as an experiment. Happy to store them there for anyone wanting a link later on (if it works). See if they’ll upload but they might choke it out!
April 30, 2023
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…and sorry Steven for the thread hijack….hope this helps: YES, USPS SUCKS. Wonder if you got some unsavoriness in your local office or logistics chain? Mine doesn’t sound as bad as yours, I just have issue with their tracking and interfaces.
November 7, 2015
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Bummer on the books. Could have been a packaging issue as Bob pointed out. I’ve enjoyed sending a few small flat rate boxes recently but I have a few tricks to help ensure the USPS gorillas don’t have their way with them. Those little FRB’s are the best bargain in the shipping business!
Mike
January 20, 2023
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I have not had any loss or damage issues with USPS when shipping long guns because I pack them in Cameron Custom Rifle Boxes. Not cheap – almost fifty bucks – even if you buy them in a six-pack and they draw a fifteen dollar overlength charge. However, they are handled well by USPS sorting equipment, which does not like soft packaging that can get caught in rollers, apparently.
UPS will happily ship ammunition but wants to pick it up. With a free online MyUPS account, I get a good discount on the charges and only pay $16 for a scheduled pickup. I’ve recently done that when getting out of my non-Winchester/Browning rifles. I was overinvested in Weatherby ammo and components. Bath time but it helped sell the rifles.
UPS worked so well Ive been tempted to buy a ShipMyGun label from Bud’s to ship a gun via UPS. But I would have to add in a pickup charge because there are no more Customer Service Centers in DFW. UPS has closed them. If I should decide to sell a handgun, that is the only practical way to do it. The only 01 FFL that will book and ship a gun wants $135 to do so, although that includes USPS ground mailing. That is about the cost to do the 2nd Day Air Saver with pickup fee UPS would get by going with a Bud’s label. For an expensive SAA or something, it works.
I sold off my entire Gun Digest collection to Half Price Books a few years ago after I bought the DVD version on Amazon for twenty bucks. I keep selected volumes on Google Drive and the rest on an external hard drive on my office computer. I miss the paper editions but shelf space was becoming critical for my small library. The DVD has everything from first issue in 1944 through 2009. They could have stopped sooner — whenever Warner quit editing and he didn’t hold a candle to Amber. The current editions are Delta Sierra.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
April 30, 2023
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JWA said
No, they are about 7.5 GB total but I can probably put them into a drop box (if I can figure out how to do that), or, if you have a drop box send me a link where to drag them. Otherwise, I can put them on a memory stick and mail them to you (old school). They range from between 50mb to 225mb per year if your email will handle that?
Best Regards,
For anyone wanting access to the electronically stored GD’s, just PM me your email address and I’ll add you.
September 22, 2011
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USPS forced me to go digital on my tax forms this year. Mailed in February, never to be seen again.
So where did they go? Did the USPS lose them, the IRS, or…???
BTW, the reason why you are filing tax returns, when the IRS has most, or all, of this information to begin with is because of H & R Block lobbyists.
August 14, 2021
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If you mailed your tax returns by USPS, you should always get priority mail with a delivery receipt so you at least know the incoming IRS mail department received them, where they go for there is anybody’s guess.
August 14, 2021
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mrcvs said
USPS forced me to go digital on my tax forms this year. Mailed in February, never to be seen again.
So where did they go? Did the USPS lose them, the IRS, or…???
BTW, the reason why you are filing tax returns, when the IRS has. OST, or all, of this information to begin with is because of H & R Block lobbyists.
Well the last part is not true at all.
The computer systems have all your income and other data, however The IRS has no idea what your deductions / business expenses /credits are going to be.
if you failed to file a return, the IRS will file one for you based on the computer data. Once the taxpayer receives this and he sees all the deductions that are missing that’s when they file a return and then the IRS will process that one.
I’m retired from the US Treasury. I’ve seen this for decades.
November 7, 2015
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Bummer on the books. Could have been a packaging issue as Bob pointed out. I’ve enjoyed sending a few small flat rate boxes recently but I have a few tricks to help ensure the USPS gorillas don’t have their way with them. Those little FRB’s are the best bargain in the shipping business!
Mike
September 22, 2011
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Steven Gabrielli said
mrcvs said
USPS forced me to go digital on my tax forms this year. Mailed in February, never to be seen again.
So where did they go? Did the USPS lose them, the IRS, or…???
BTW, the reason why you are filing tax returns, when the IRS has. OST, or all, of this information to begin with is because of H & R Block lobbyists.
Well the last part is not true at all.
The computer systems have all your income and other data, however The IRS has no idea what your deductions / business expenses /credits are going to be.
if you failed to file a return, the IRS will file one for you based on the computer data. Once the taxpayer receives this and he sees all the deductions that are missing that’s when they file a return and then the IRS will process that one.
I’m retired from the US Treasury. I’ve seen this for decades.
H & R Block spends millions on lobbyists each year to purposefully make it difficult to do your taxes, or at least more difficult than it should be. Google it.
With the high standard deduction and most tax payers in this country having wages only and that’s it, it’s a simple math equation, and yet many low income employees, many of which I work with, pay $300 annually to have someone do that simple math equation for them. They lack the knowledge or experience to do otherwise.
Other countries send you your tax return and you either agree with it, or don’t, and explain why. You can add in deductions, rental property income and expenses, etc.
Even filling out your taxes on line is freefillableforms.com. You would think it would start with irs.gov.
It’s one big massive SCAM. Back when I was too stupid to realize this, I paid a few hundred to an accountant and found you can deduct that from your taxes. So, you are saving the percentage corresponding to the tax bracket you are in. Since you are having your taxes done to benefit the IRS, I never understood why it doesn’t come off the bottom line (e.g., 100% deductible).
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