I've only ever had one other thing shipped Canpar (A crate of 5.56 from Bullseye London), so this is news to me. Lol not sure if I feel any better about the situation now.
So uhh, where does this leave me? Haha will Canpar attempt delivery of the second shipment, or does it just get lost and sacrificed to the shipping gods?
As I said, I've always had them delivered, usually a day or 2 late. I wouldn't worry too much if they're only 1-2 days late, but if it doesn't turn up at your door after 3-4 days, then I'd surely call them. I've never been able to figure out how 2 packages can leave the same place at the same time for the same destination and not get there at the same time. To me it's a no brainer that they should stick toghether for the whole run, but who knows wtf they're doing.
On the upside, if it's a handgun, the chain of signature is required, and losing a restricted weapon is a big no-no, so I doubt they lose many of them. Probably very very few. For non-restricted firearms, it's almost like shipping anything else, but a signature is normally required, so they probably don't lose that many either.
Ammos are in theory a level 1 incendiary (that's why only canpar and UPS accept to ship them), but I don't think they ever treat them as such, although they should. Normally there should be a sticker on the package with a tiny flame and a "1" to identify it, but I've never seen it, whether it's UPS or CanPar. In any case, losing an incendiary device which is also a prohibited device to anyone who doesn't have a PAL isn't exactly a good industry practice for a company, and if you call them, explain them how it's a problem for them, cause someone is now in possession of something they're possibly not allowed to possess in the first place (someone with no PAL ends up with a case of ammos) and it's an incendiary device on top of it, so it should be treated as such. They'll go the extra mile to find your package; they won't really have a choice.
But overall, the service you'll get from canpar varies a lot depending on who you deal with. I don't think their tracking system is anywhere near as good as UPS, FedEx, or CanadaPost, so they rely on their people, so that's hit and miss.
