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I am not sure who to use to bring a scope in for a recently purchased .223
Anyone had dealings with the various USA stores?
Optic planet , Optic Zone, Cabela's , Natchez, NY camera land, etc etc
Really just after good prices and hassle free importing .<
I've bought from Natchez and Brownells before, good experience with both.
Natchez has some unreal deals from time to time, especially Nikons and Weavers. But unfortunately I don't think they ship to NZ anymore.
Natchez and The Optic Zone have been very good to me.
Cameraland NY
I tried to import a tree stand from optic planet a while back, after a month of them receiving my order they still had not made their mind if they were going to send it or not. I cancelled my order at the end. There are better companies to deal with out there .
dealt with them but never ended up ordering although optic zone, optics planet and cameralandny all have good reputations.Quote:
Originally Posted by viper
I have used euro optic (which even lists in NZD) and had no problems.
Cooool.... what are we looking at buying @viper ?Quote:
Originally Posted by viper
Bought maybe half a dozen scopes thru Opticzone. Jon is good to deal with. Highly recommended. They still have a discount system. Currently 11%.
One Weaver GS 4-16 (why didn't I buy more??) on special from Natchez. They no longer export.
A Weaver thru Bruno Sports. Expensive, they even seperately charged me for the polystyrene packing material. Could have just hidden the cost in the scope price.
And a few others through small players. They were all good to deal with.
Haven't used Cameraland NY but Doug has a good reputation here and in the States.
Natchez told me that they don't send internationally anymore when I rang them. I've bought scopes through them before; but then the shopping cart wouldn't accept international shipping options. So I gave them a buzz to check
I have used OpticZone with great experiences each time!
Euro optic have been good in the past.
Got a ZCO scope from OpticsTrade recently, no hassle, good service and no import permit required. Sometimes you got free shipping as well.
Nothing Crazy mate, just looking at my options and trying not to let my piggy bank get raped while getting a scope.Quote:
Originally Posted by planenutz
I suggest that you get on the Cameraland NY mailing list, and then you can watch out for their discounts and sharp deals. The Open Box specials can be very good.
The open box specials are awesome at CameralandNY. Mate got Nightforce spotter $1600 to his door.Quote:
Originally Posted by viper
I’ve got another certain brand with zero stop side focus that are $1300 here, on the way for $800 landed.
Go to the website and click on the big red star with Super deal Clearance Special written on it.
I've used both Cameraland NY (as others mentioned - worth keeping an eye on their specials) and Optic Zone. Both shipping standard hunting scopes no questions asked. Not sure on anything classified as "Tactical".
FWIW Camera Land have a sale currently so might be worth shooting them an email
Camera Land Super Sale Event from May 13th - May 23rd
Not to necro a slightly older thread - it seems CameralandNY does not ship overseas other than Canada? Was looking around their site to search for scopes but shipping to NZ is not an option anymore. Will that be correct?
Yeah, their website seemed to have changed about 4 weeks ago when I tried to buy a Sightron 4-20x STAC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger
It now specifically states no international shipping to NZ or Australia and on the drop-down menu, NZ is no longer listed.
I contacted @Tahr about it as he recommends the company, but he never got back to me.
Yes, you did. 18 Feb. I will answer now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermitage
They do seem to have dropped exporting to NZ.
I messaged them about 2 months ago to say that their site wouldn't accept my NZ visa - their reply was that there was nothing wrong their end. NZ was still on their check out list then.
So something has changed.
I have emailed them to find out for certain:
Hello,
I am a repeat customer in New Zealand.
Are you still supplying to New Zealand? New Zealand seems to have dropped out of your country list?
I wish to make an order
Thanks
I purchased 2 x 4-20x50 Sightron S-Tac's off them a couple of months back, my FIL got one too, as did another couple of guys on here. I had no drama, arrived in about 15 days from order. A couple of the others took a bit longer, and another member on here has issues with his scope being sent to an address in the US somehow and he had a big run around to try and sort it.
Doug and Joel?? At CameralandNY epitomise customer service. Excellent. Tried to pop in while I was in New York - turns out bigger city than Rangiora near me.
So did I. Was in NY central. It was going to take me a day including a train trip to get there and back so I flagged it away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08
But the thing is, have you tried to buy from them through the internet lately?
No haven't for some time.
Here is the reply:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
USPS has cut out priority shipping to NZ so we stopped offering international
Thank you for your continued support.
If there is anything else we can assist you with please let me know.
Doug
Camera Land
720 Old Bethpage Rd
Old Bethpage NY 11804
516-217-1000
Shame.
I ordered a Burris HD off them in late December, one of those open box specials. It took 5+ weeks to arrive as USPS had subbed it out to a 3rd party mail service, this could be part of the reason Doug has ceased to offer.
Bonus was for me, the Burris came as a new in the box with sealed wrapper. Thanks Doug & Team.
Thanks Tahr for taking the effort. Looks like they are off the cards for now until USPS offers priority shipping to NZ again. I will look at some of the other websites people are currently buying from instead.
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Originally Posted by Tahr
I to have used most of the above
I am currently contemplating about whether to buy this
https://tractoptics.com/all-products...ge-rifle-scope
from these guys. they will ship to NZ direct and I've spoken with one of them whom seemed very helpful
They are getting some good reveiws.
https://tractoptics.com/
Ive got 3 Tract Toric 'scopes (3-15 pwr). One I have had right from their first get-go on my 300saum and it has been faultless through a pretty tough life.Quote:
Originally Posted by jakewire
They are outstanding value and I can't fault mine. AND their service is wonderful. Personal and prompt.
Whats the go with an import permit for rifle scopes?
Customs says on its website that scopes are now included as a firearm "part". excerpt from website below. Where as I couldn't find a definition in the arms act to suggest scopes are included. Any advice on this?
There is a new definition for ‘part’. Anything that attaches to a firearm is now considered a part and requires a permit to import. This includes integral parts of the firearm, such as barrels and trigger group parts, as well as other items like scopes, sights, butt plates and slings, that attach to a firearm but are not integral to their use.
Shooting accessories such as reloading supplies and gun cases do not require a permit to import.
The permit to import a scope ended July 2020, so there's no longer a need for any permit to bring in a scope.
If it's under NZ$1000 you won't pay GST or import duty, but if over NZ$1000 you will.
Talking about paperwork - I had a look at eurooptic and they wanted an International Import Certificate for a sporting scope. Can an individual qualify to apply from MFAT or does it have to be a company?