sorry tj...wasnt tryin to do permanent damage to ya i swear.my evil side made me do it.

I'm just glad I read the whole thread. My jaw dropped when I seen the first pic. Glad it's ok.
This must be some sort of incurable desease... I have a new bow but still scan the classifieds daily, drooling over bows and quivers and I almost hurled when I saw this damaged container. Any suggestions for therapy?  

A well travelled and wise bow^^

Good she's back home to you then, Papa Bear!

almost had a 2 piece

This is why I use irrigation tubing for shipping bows. That was an accident waiting to happen. Sure glad the mighty Centaur held up to an assault!
So.....how does it shoot?

You are one lucky guy. I can't believe that the limb wasn't broken looking at the angle of the bend in the cardboard tube. Makes you wonder what in the heck fell on it to do that kind of damage. I would have been sick too just looking at it. I laughed at your explanation of how you handled it though, that was great!

Home for Good?      

Cool story. I woulda' hugged.    
Hows it shoot?

Now that was just wrong, I mean WRONG.      Glad that all was well thought, but don't pull that again.      

I love a story with a happy ending...

QuoteOriginally posted by PAPA BEAR:
hahahahaha...i was doin a little bit of cat and mouse with you guys..sorry,guys gotta take fun when he gets it eh.

Holy smoke Larry  
I almost spitted out my teeth....  
Im so happy it survived  

Me and buejeger both had a longbow and a set of limbs destroyed in shipment during a period of only five days, that actually p#%%{d me off for several days!
But right now i'm defentaly a happy camper  

My stomach actually turned when I did see your first pics   :D    

Ronny

Margly,

Next time use some pvc pipe brother.  Those darn paper tubes can't seem to survive crossing the pond.

QuoteOriginally posted by Ragnarok Forge:
Margly,

Next time use some pvc pipe brother.  Those darn paper tubes can't seem to survive crossing the pond.

I can promise you that  I have learned my lesson well!
There will be PVC from now on!

Margly

UPS totally destroyed the end 6" of a heavy PVC tube I shipped a bow in and knocked a big hole i n the other end--no excuse for that whatsoever.  I WILL NOT SHIP ANYTHING WITH ANYBODY EXCEPT THE USPS!

The HORROR!
The HORROR!
             

Killdeer

This is how they come from the Maker. They also say, "GLASS." I think a lot of mail handlers just assume that it is a box of fluorescent tubes.   :D   :

That there is some nonchalant posing, lol.

QuoteOriginally posted by David Mitchell:
UPS totally destroyed the end 6" of a heavy PVC tube I shipped a bow in and knocked a big hole i n the other end--no excuse for that whatsoever.  I WILL NOT SHIP ANYTHING WITH ANYBODY EXCEPT THE USPS!

^this^

Impossible to come out of that box that way! Glad for you Larry. Bow's a beaut!

i'm just glad it survived in one piece.clay....you know me to well...this bow stays FOREVER..i think,well'''' pretty sure of that...uhhh...ya..thats it.    :rolleyes:             ....i could also see at the top where they had cut it open to inspect it for damage then put one lousy piece of clear tape on the end...it baffles me just how some of these guys keep a job.