Shipping a Raw Casting from USA to Canada

[rgg_7]

This is a military receiver casting, no machining, no heat treating, no serial number. What is required for a private party to ship a receiver to me in Canada? hopefully the right place to ask this question.

 

[OkayShooter]

Is it even a receiver, if it is isn't machined?

 

[tiriaq]

On our side of the razor wire, the RCMP has been increasingly unhappy with unfinished receivers.
On the US side, I believe that something like an AR blank forging is ITAR restricted.
Might depend on what the casting is for.

 

[BioPace]

Given what's been held up or denied at the border recently, I'd only gamble what you are willing to lose on this one.

 

[Ravage]

An AR15 forging ? Just get one from DLASK

 

[rgg_7]

Parker Hale M84 raw casting.

 

[bearhunter]

Parker Hale M84 raw casting.

I'll be willing to say one of the importers on the banner page could bring it in for you. I can see their attitude towards prohibs but that receiver blank is definitely non restricted.

 

[Ganderite]

Ship it as a "unfinished machine part". That is what it is.

 

[fingers284]

Ganderite has the route I would take with no worries at all I think.

 

[M1-Garand]

Ganderite has the route I would take with no worries at all I think.

Quite a few years ago I bought a complete M1 Garand bolt from a gun dealer in Texas,he shipped it in a padded envelope marked as "
machine part",came through customs without being opened,don't know if it would still be this easy nowadays.

 

[tiriaq]

Knew a chap who had a package labelled as "auto part" seized. It was a machine gun component.
I would be cautious with creative declaration descriptions, particularly these days. Customs seems to be holding anything related to ARs, etc. They are on the lookout.
There was a barrel manufacturer who was exporting "high pressure tubes", and got jammed up for it.

 

[gaff]

everyone's experience will be different, some packages are checked, most are not, every customs officer will probably have a different answer as well.
Just remember, if they think you're trying to smuggle a firearm in, the RCMP tactical team will be delivering it.