Unfired 430 Stutzen on the way!

[eyeguy74]

Pic #3

[eyeguy74]

I can confirm that it is a .177

Is the serial number in the region of 0147470x?
AND is the checkering at the wrist traditional, or fish-scales?

HM

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[KWK]

Oh No!
Looks like that one can be repaired pretty well. Could be worse. There's a couple guys around that do it if you don't want to attempt it.
Heart braking to think you're getting a NOS and this happens. 
I've been reinforcing gun boxes with the stiff fiberboard  angle that comes on new appliances. I have contacts in the rental maintenance business that save it for me when they get new appliances. I also get carpet padding scraps to pack with.

[eyeguy74]

Oh No!
Looks like that one can be repaired pretty well. Could be worse. There's a couple guys around that do it if you don't want to attempt it.
Heart braking to think you're getting a NOS and this happens. 
I've been reinforcing gun boxes with the stiff fiberboard  angle that comes on new appliances. I have contacts in the rental maintenance business that save it for me when they get new appliances. I also get carpet padding scraps to pack with.

Hi Karl
I might consider that route, but the seller will have to offer me a steep refund.
It appears that the screw may have been tightened down quite a few pounds beyond torque specs. Being that the trigger guard is plastic, I would have thought that it would have broken during shipping, and it was shipped very well. My guess is that the crack has grown over the course of many years.
I think I'd like to check into a repair. Were it not a Stutzen, it would certainly be going back to the seller.

[HectorMedina]

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Jess

Extensive response in your mailbox.

Look it over and let me know if I can be of further assistance.






HM

[Yogi]

That is nt a crack, it is a fishure.

-Yogi

[eyeguy74]

That is nt a crack, it is a fishure.

-Yogi

It absolutely is!! The seller lured me!!

Seriously though, the seller has been a pleasure to deal with. We both agree that this falls on USPS's handling. It could have been packed better, like in a rifle case, but the box was large enough and long enough to cushion it, but I think there may have been repeated blows to the butt of the box that eventually transferred to the rifle itself.
All hope is not lost though. I will consult someone who can repair it, and hopefully get to enjoy it without fear of further destruction. There is also another possible solution that will be mentioned in the future.

[Mark 611]

Yep, the cocking device let go at some point! and slammed up, that's what causes those kinds of cracks in a stock in that aera! 

[eyeguy74]

Yep, the cocking device let go at some point! and slammed up, that's what causes those kinds of cracks in a stock in that aera! 

In the hand grip?

[Mark 611]

Yes SIR!!!!

[eyeguy74]

Yes SIR!!!!

Oh wow, I did not know that!
As it stands, based on the seller telling me that he would've disclosed that info, and also not seeing that prior to shipping, we're in agreement that this falls on USPS.

[Mark 611]

The grip aera is where the grain structure is usually the weakest! I have personally destroyed at least 4 air guns with too light of trigger adjustments and this is exactly where they broke the stock or cracked it in exactly the same place, it was due to the barrel slamming up which is the cocking device! I didn't mean for this to happen, but even holding on the barrel is not enough! they can get away from you before for you know what happened! Thank GOD these were with cheaper air guns in my earlier years of tuning, so I didn't lose but a hundred bucks back then!

[Mark 611]

Maybe the seller didn't know any better! and does not know what he's looking for?

[eyeguy74]

Maybe the seller didn't know any better! and does not know what he's looking for?

It's certainly possible. I'll go back over the auction listing to see if I can pick up on anything in the pictures he provided.

[eyeguy74]

Looking back on the pictures from the auction site, I firmly believe that this rifle was damaged during shipping.

[Ronno6]

Yeah, there are some pretty good closeups of that very spot on the auction.
The crack is conspicuous by its absence.............

You had best save them in case they are needed by USPS......

[eyeguy74]

Yeah, there are some pretty good closeups of that very spot on the auction.
The crack is conspicuous by its absence.............

You had best save them in case they are needed by USPS......

Luckily, I had stuffed all the packing material right back into the box immediately after pulling the rifle out. Thankfully, I pulled the rifle out of the bedroom as my wife was going to bed, so I could look it over quickly before I let the pups out for the night. I went right out to the side of the road and grabbed the box from the rest of the trash, just in case. Turns out it was likely a very smart move.

[Mark 611]

Post a link of the action pix so we can see what his pix are!

[Ronno6]

Luckily, I had stuffed all the packing material right back into the box immediately after pulling the rifle out. Thankfully, I pulled the rifle out of the bedroom as my wife was going to bed, so I could look it over quickly before I let the pups out for the night. I went right out to the side of the road and grabbed the box from the rest of the trash, just in case. Turns out it was likely a very smart move.

You were gonna throw the box away ??
What a novel idea..........

[HectorMedina]

Looking back on the pictures from the auction site, I firmly believe that this rifle was damaged during shipping.

Would you be so kind as to post a link to the auction?

THANKS!



HM