Diana Air King - not lost, but banged up!

[Gunnertrones]

So, eventually, after two months in UPS’s custody, and forth and back in Norway for week’s, the parcel showed up today.
The parcel was banged up (took pictures before and when unboxing it of course), so no surprise……..

 

[beerthief]

Origin city of shipping ? OR long time short distance ?

sorry to see

 

[Pellets&Pistons-(Razor62)]

Well that sucks...so sorry man. Looks like you got a decent claim though.
I received a HW95 a couple of weeks ago that came from the Netherlands. Box was opened and resealed, presumably by customs. No damage but my rifle was cocked when it arrived. Seems those customs folks like to play with other people's property.

 

[crowski]

Sorry for your mishap. Good luck. Crow

 

[Gunnertrones]

Origin city of shipping ? OR long time short distance ?

sorry to see

From Europe to Europe. Reached the norwegian border from Spain in less than a week. From the border to my adress (54 Norwegian miles) took about one month and 3 weeks.

 

[jkingrph]

Thats awful, I have one of the late model Russian made AV single stroke pneumatic target pistols and a small piece of the laminate red black wood snapped off the bottom. I never recalled hitting it or anything, it just broke. With some of the things I have heard and seen on some of the forums, I do not want a laminated stock.

 

[Simplemann]

Oh!!! I'm sorry that happened to your rifle.

 

[MartyMcFly]

The package was mishandled. However, there are many stories out there of laminate stocks breaking during shipping, especially in cold temperature conditions. Pretty but fragile…

-Marty

 

[JP806TX]

I'm really sorry that happened to your RWS 54.

I know the following comments doesn't help you but may help the next person shipping a rifle.

I read somewhere that when "regular people" ship a rifle, one should separate the action from the stock and pack both securely with foam or other appropriate cushioning product(s) and double box before shipping. I don't know if separating the action from the stock and the resulting length reduction (for some rifle) is a factor in breakage reduction. Logic would tend to favor a shorter length box and a wider box/ wider weight distribution surviving abuse versus a long narrow box.

What's curious is that none of the distributors (that I've bought from) does this when shipping a new rifle. All rifles were shipped with stock attached. They must be very good at designing shipping boxes and content packaging that can absorb the punishing world of package delivery. ...except in this case.

 

[abslayer]

I do not know how that could happen
That stock would have to be stump on to do this damage

 

[Glenroiland]

The package was mishandled. However, there are many stories out there of laminate stocks breaking during shipping, especially in cold temperature conditions. Pretty but fragile…

-Marty

I would have thought they wouldn't be fragile...you remove grain issues, knot issues, etc...

 

[MartyMcFly]

I would have thought they wouldn't be fragile...you remove grain issues, knot issues, etc...

It appears that wood's natural lignin and cellulose structure is better than artificial binders. I'm not a materials scientist but whatever chemicals are inside laminates probably outgas and change their structural integrity overtime. I also suspect they might not be as temperature stable as natural wood and more susceptible to errors in chemical mixing.

-Martin

 

[merpo]

It hurts to see it like this. I’m sorry mate

 

[Bear-of-Grayling]

Really sorry to see this. Everybody’s biggest fear when placing an order. That laminate stock is really tough. They must have dropped something very heavy on it with no support on the underside. No wooden stock would have survived. Hope your problem is quickly resolved. Merry Christmas.

 

[DesertSilver]

I wonder if they were shooting it and accidentally dropped it. You did say it was cocked when you received it.

 

[Gunnertrones]

I'm really sorry that happened to your RWS 54.

I know the following comments doesn't help you but may help the next person shipping a rifle.

I read somewhere that when "regular people" ship a rifle, one should separate the action from the stock and pack both securely with foam or other appropriate cushioning product(s) and double box before shipping. I don't know if separating the action from the stock and the resulting length reduction (for some rifle) is a factor in breakage reduction. Logic would tend to favor a shorter length box and a wider box/ wider weight distribution surviving abuse versus a long narrow box.

What's curious is that none of the distributors (that I've bought from) does this when shipping a new rifle. All rifles were shipped with stock attached. They must be very good at designing shipping boxes and content packaging that can absorb the punishing world of package delivery. ...except in this case.

At least, the replacement stock will be sent without the action/metal parts.

 

[Gunnertrones]

I wonder if they were shooting it and accidentally dropped it. You did say it was cocked when you received it.

Not in my case. Razor62 had that experience though.

 

[1BadDart]

That took some effort. Where's the front sight?

 

[Gunnertrones]

That took some effort. Where's the front sight?

That came in a separate plastic bag.

 

[Gunnertrones]

Never so wrong……..
The spanish seller will ship me a new rifle for free. He doesn’t want the broken stock or rest of the Diana in return.
I have tried to repair the stock. A long schrew through the grip, and a red colored epoxy mass will do. The plan is to sand down half the grip, and add a new stippling to it.