Thread: Fastways Couriers WTF!

Originally Posted by Shearer

Just had my first dealing with Fastway and firearms.
I bought a .22 off another forum member and he was charged $65 to deliver it within the south island. I tracked it and found it was being held at the Nelson Fastway depot.
I am about an hours drive from there so wasn't happy to make a trip in to collect it.
So, basically, you pay a shit load more for a much lesser service if they know it is a firearm.
What is the point in declaring it as a firearm? This seems totally counter productive to me. It is doing nothing more than discouraging people from declaring it is a firearm and leaving it up to the individual courier driver to actually obtain a signature, and if they don't know it's a firearm they usually won't bother.
Rant over.

Talked to a guy yesterday who bought a rifle from down south....had survived two world wars in excellent condition over 150years without damage and it arrived via fastways with a big chunk smashed out of the stock

complained and got a "sorry"

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Talked to a guy yesterday who bought a rifle from down south....had survived two world wars in excellent condition over 150years without damage and it arrived via fastways with a big chunk smashed out of the stock

complained and got a "sorry"

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Talked to a guy yesterday who bought a rifle from down south....had survived two world wars in excellent condition over 150years without damage and it arrived via fastways with a big chunk smashed out of the stock

complained and got a "sorry"

I post and receive guns every week, never had one damaged, might be the way we wrap them ?

Originally Posted by Taff

I post and receive guns every week, never had one damaged, might be the way we wrap them ?

To break a chunk of wood out of the stock it would basically have to be thrown at the ground or stabbed with a forklift fork.....regardless of packaging.

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Vietnamcam.....
Interested,and not trying to second guess here,but how do you "wrap" it.Is it in a hard gun case,plastic,wooden,cardboard??.The first poster shows a photo that looks like its just wrapped in paper,cloth.Seems you are just asking for issues with that type of wrap.Curious as to why anyone would send a gun like that.

I understand cases can get expensive,seems a small price to pay for the value and condition of the firearm.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

To break a chunk of wood out of the stock it would basically have to be thrown at the ground or stabbed with a forklift fork.....regardless of packaging.

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Originally Posted by A330driver

Vietnamcam.....
Interested,and not trying to second guess here,but how do you "wrap" it.Is it in a hard gun case,plastic,wooden,cardboard??.The first poster shows a photo that looks like its just wrapped in paper,cloth.Seems you are just asking for issues with that type of wrap.Curious as to why anyone would send a gun like that.

I understand cases can get expensive,seems a small price to pay for the value and condition of the firearm.

I'm not sure how it was packaged other than the guy saying it was well packaged sorry.

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