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I'm looking at importing a scope mount and a few other bits and pieces from Geissele.com and a few other sites that won't ship internationally but I have family in California they will ship to, from there do you know how to go about shipping? Will it be hassle free since it's just from my family or will I have to pay export fees and import fees plus gst?
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What are the 'few other bits and pieces'?
ITAR rules around firearms parts are vigorously enforced.
California also has strict rules around firearms.
Pistol grip, possibly a scope, is it enforced for these too?
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California probably has the strictest laws. No removable magazines or pistol grips on new semis sold in state.
Pistol grip might not be an option for them. In saying that as a separate item to a rifle maybe it would be okay to send to the rellies.
As long as the scope isn't ITAR restricted it should be fine to send to any state and should be fine for them to export
Awesome thank you! I think I might just import the Scope mount!
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I've never had a problem importing scopes from the states apart from a new tactical leupold scope. They are restricted for some strange reason
Antz
I had issues in California and Hawaii last year with some scopes.
Some of the ones I wanted to buy were on the ITAR list so the sellers wouldn't sell them to me knowing I was going to take them out of the country.
Cheers
Pete
You might be asked for a "please explain" from the retailer when shipping items to a US address but paying with a foreign card. This has been my experience at least.
Easier to just get the mount from a seller wiling to export to NZ, ie Opticzone or Opticsplanet.
Thanks for all the advice, I think I'll go ahead with it and I'll tell everyone how it goes!
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Webyshops | Your Personal Gear Outfitter: Hunting Shooting Camping & More are bloody good to deal with i just had to verify my credit card before the processed the sale, would certainly use them again.
Have you tried Brownells.com?
Some freight forwarders will send on gun related gear, most won't. You have to message them and ask, they don't advertise it..........
Brownells has recently tacked on a $250 US state department fee for restricted items.
Used to be cheap from them, not anymore.
Really? I ordered some gear last month, gun parts which totalled under $100 and it came through, didn't get charged any $250 fee, just postage.Quote:
Originally Posted by nseagoon
Depends what you get. For example a receiver is a restricted item. So is a standard capacity magazine I believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buy Used Guns
They also don't send any Magpul either but that's apparently for different reasons
The manufacturer needs to have an export licence, so they won't send some brands such as magpul. If you email them they will give you a list of brands they can ship O/S. You can get 10 round mags off them, pistols and such, as long as the manufacture is listed.Quote:
Originally Posted by nseagoon
Standard capacity (30rd) mags are fine for inclusion in less than $100USD orders.Quote:
Originally Posted by nseagoon
Brownells does export Magpul, including their magazines.
What's the best way to go about importing an ACOG?
That has got really hard, even the NZ importer can't get them any more.Quote:
Originally Posted by clavulanate
Get someone in the us to send you one-but they would be braking the us law.
I got on from Japan a few months ago, rich airsofters use them there and there importer still had stock then but were no longer able to restock.
Have you considered Elcan? No problems getting them
I have but they are about double the price of the ACOG's as far as I can tell? The other thing like about the ACOG is the 300BLK reticles which allow for supersonic/subsonic zero without any changes. Browe do a similar reticle but again they are extremely expensive and seem tricky to get at the momentQuote:
Originally Posted by res
Fixed power Elcan and acog are about the same price. You can land a 4x Elcan for $2k or a 3x for $1500 but a 1-4 would cost almost double that.
300blk is a fair point
ahhh I've probably only been looking at the 1-4 models then
Elcan are a step up on acog optically too.
Browe wholesale price is much lower than acog.
Acogs can no longer be exported.
how much do you think I could get in a Browe BCO (or even a BTO) with a larue mount for? Numbers I've seen so far are in the ~$2.5-3k area
We were going to retail them for around $NZ1700 back when the dollar was much better. We never took it up as obtained decent pricing on acogs, purchased them then had US State dept ban the export. By that time someone else got hold of browe.
Damn $1700? At that price I'd have bought two
these guys stock them and I have ordered stuff from them in the pas thttp://www.sportoptics.com
flick them a email, or you could try ordering from the makers website but there cost is higher