Chuck and Bighorn:

Thanks for the tip...several of my pals are law enforcement types including one ATF agent, that may well be the way to go here.

I've read about these things happening to other folks and try to deal with either people I know personally or who have great reputations (the latter is the case here). It's surreal to me that this is happening.

Unfortunately, the guns were shipped UPS and not USPS.

Bill