Thread: Anyone imported a scope recently?

Got one in start of the year, police permit is required before import as it is a “firearm part”, with a copy to the seller before they send it. Customs were slow, and NZ Post wont ship/deliver firearm parts.....overall a hassle, and unless your making a big saving, not worth it IMHO
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Originally Posted by jono7

Got one in start of the year, police permit is required before import as it is a “firearm part”, with a copy to the seller before they send it. Customs were slow, and NZ Post wont ship/deliver firearm parts.....overall a hassle, and unless your making a big saving, not worth it IMHO
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Can you not say it is for an air-rifle, or better still for one of those replica airsoft guns that some grown men like to run around the woods playing soldier with?

I mean, you can mount them on crossbows too so saying scope=firearm component is not technically correct.

How far away is your licensing department from saying springs and screws are also firearm parts too (they go into guns!!!), so no importation of them without permits!

Originally Posted by caberslash

Can you not say it is for an air-rifle, or better still for one of those replica airsoft guns that some grown men like to run around the woods playing soldier with?

I mean, you can mount them on crossbows too so saying scope=firearm component is not technically correct.

How far away is your licensing department from saying springs and screws are also firearm parts too (they go into guns!!!), so no importation of them without permits!

I guess you can try it? When I bought mine in, a telescopic site was considered a “firearm part”, even though it in no way would make a firearm “fire”. As said above, maybe now the rules have changed yet again? Confusion Raines supreme. A quick email to the arm’s office in Wellington will get the answer for you. Good luck��
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