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    Ok so i got my e endorsement on Thursday, now i'd like to order some 30's from the states, now i email my local a/o i'd like to order some 30's for competition a valid reason ? as i read somewhere they might say no due to sellers selling them here etc ? even tho i am not in a club yet as currently focusing on deerstalkers hunts course at this time so will be down the track

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    Will let you know, applied for import license last week with "Magazines for open class service rifle AR15" in the reason for import box and no hand ins.

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    Quick dig to say I'm still waiting on hearing something regarding my permit. I'm assuming it is mailed to me?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AzumitH View Post
    Quick dig to say I'm still waiting on hearing something regarding my permit. I'm assuming it is mailed to me?
    Or your AO will contact you to collect it.

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    Newbie qeustion. I have an a-cat ar15, am I able to import 10 round pmags and pin them to 7? Just a bit of threaded rod blocks them to 7 so it's easy done. Just wondered about the importing side


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    No.

    I've asked this but was informed they must be 7rnd when entering NZ, for A-Cat.
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    Ok sweet thanks @huntingkiwi


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    Quote Originally Posted by grunzter View Post
    I asked last weekend and they said a few more weeks...
    I'm guessing it may drag a little longer depending upon lease of shop etc...
    I may be wrong here, but you dont need an E endorsement to buy 20rnd mags, as long as they stay away from your bang stick until such time you do have an E for it...
    or you could use them in a Mossberg MVP.223 bolt action...
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    No, i think if you own a A cat gun the mags will fit in you cannot have possession or access to any mag holding more than 7 rounds. So the way i read it you can buy 7+ mags no problem as long as you dont have a semi-auto, ask your AO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by anderset20 View Post
    Newbie qeustion. I have an a-cat ar15, am I able to import 10 round pmags and pin them to 7? Just a bit of threaded rod blocks them to 7 so it's easy done. Just wondered about the importing side


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    No, pretty sure the new law says the mags must not appear to hold more than 7 rounds, period. If you get them delivered to a gunsmith who physically shortens them for you, and then hands them over, maybe OK, but that isnt economic. Just buy 5s or maybe the Spear's 7 rounders, about $65 I think.
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    Probably not

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    Quote Originally Posted by turner nz View Post
    Ok so i got my e endorsement on Thursday, now i'd like to order some 30's from the states, now i email my local a/o i'd like to order some 30's for competition a valid reason ? as i read somewhere they might say no due to sellers selling them here etc ? even tho i am not in a club yet as currently focusing on deerstalkers hunts course at this time so will be down the track
    Yes service rifle competition should be valid enough a reason*. Id suggest going along to the WSRA shoots WSRA I think you can shoot 5 times a year for all of $25 associate membership, or $85 full.

    I am about to go myself, planning to, for the 31st August shoot.

    *Ive asked my AO if I can import a bayonet as the competiton I want to shoot in December requires one is fitted but I dont have one for my Pattern14 gun. The AO seemed happy enough as that was a valid enough reason, but Im supposed to try and get one here first, which I will if I can, but Ive not seen one for sale in the months I have been looking.
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    Steven just found this so explains it better. Yes are aloud ten shots but must be pinned to 7 before Nz,

    "Centre fire Semi-automatic magazines that look like they hold 10 rounds will now be allowed, although they can still only hold a maximum of 7 rounds. (Rimfire capacity has not changed). This may seem a minor concession, but in fact it makes it easier to obtain magazines. Production 10 round magazines exist for many semi-auto rifles, but not usually 7 round. Our importers will be able to bring in (modified) 10 round magazines, provided they are pinned or modified to 7 rounds before arrival on NZ shores. "


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    You can have a mag that appears to hold 10, as long as it only holds 7. "Appears to hold" is a hilariously stupid subjective metric
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    Would have been much better if they increased the limit from 7 to 10 to align us with the manufacturers (-:

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    Quote Originally Posted by anderset20 View Post
    Steven just found this so explains it better. Yes are aloud ten shots but must be pinned to 7 before Nz,

    "Centre fire Semi-automatic magazines that look like they hold 10 rounds will now be allowed, although they can still only hold a maximum of 7 rounds. (Rimfire capacity has not changed). This may seem a minor concession, but in fact it makes it easier to obtain magazines. Production 10 round magazines exist for many semi-auto rifles, but not usually 7 round. Our importers will be able to bring in (modified) 10 round magazines, provided they are pinned or modified to 7 rounds before arrival on NZ shores. "


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    Ah cool, I didnt know about the concession.
    "I do not wish to be a pawn or canon fodder on the whims of MY Government"

 

 

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