Well, Berettausa.com doesn't provide any way to really email the company, so I called them up. I didn't get an answer and when it connects to the voicemail it says the box is full...

And worse news, my father did not pay with a credit card.

Bill, I'm having the same experience with Wades. I would have gone through the shop you recomended, but it was too far for my dad to get to in a reasonable amount of time. In retrospect, a little extra time on the road wouldn't have been a bad idea....