.303 lee enfield barrels
- Thread starter britguy
- Start date
Do you know why they can't ship?
- Location
- Smithers, B.C.
Because our wonderous and their wonderous Governing bodies say we cannot. Because guns are dangerous, especially barrels on their own.
Oh really?
Now, THAT's interesting, because Ishapore in India and POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factories) at Wah Cantt both make all the parts for the SMLE with the exception of bodies. And the Pakistanis ALSO make the Number 4, at least in parts.
Both their Armies are still using these rifles for training, target shooting and likely still have formations using them.
All we need now is for somebody to bring in 500 of each. Get them at the right price and I'll take half a dozen.
What we don't need is a typical 'Canadian' solution: bring them in at 30 bucks and sell for 300. Manufactured price of an SMLE today, using the original techniques, should be about $1,000... and the barrel was one of the easiest components to make. Now we have CNC machine-tools that you can set up and walk away from, go have a beer while the machine finishes the job.
I'm not slapping ALL Canadian importers, but there are limits. I was just surfing and on the website of a certain binational sporting-goods chain; their Canadian prices are 50% above their American prices, and our dollar is 99.5 today. That's just a BIT much.
But bring 'em in and we will buy....
Now, THAT's interesting, because Ishapore in India and POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factories) at Wah Cantt both make all the parts for the SMLE with the exception of bodies. And the Pakistanis ALSO make the Number 4, at least in parts.
Both their Armies are still using these rifles for training, target shooting and likely still have formations using them.
All we need now is for somebody to bring in 500 of each. Get them at the right price and I'll take half a dozen.
What we don't need is a typical 'Canadian' solution: bring them in at 30 bucks and sell for 300. Manufactured price of an SMLE today, using the original techniques, should be about $1,000... and the barrel was one of the easiest components to make. Now we have CNC machine-tools that you can set up and walk away from, go have a beer while the machine finishes the job.
I'm not slapping ALL Canadian importers, but there are limits. I was just surfing and on the website of a certain binational sporting-goods chain; their Canadian prices are 50% above their American prices, and our dollar is 99.5 today. That's just a BIT much.
But bring 'em in and we will buy....
UK folks are all hung up on "contact parts". The British Post Office (certain employees) is not very receptive to shipping firearms parts. Do quite understand this however it's tough to get barrels out of the UK. For example I wanted to buy a target barrel for 300 UK Pounds and the RFD fee was 400 UK Pounds......I tried a couple guys and it was too much hazzle with the paperwork.
Governments have finally discoverd how to destroy us: create a 'terrorist' flap, clamp down meaningless 'security' that does little to stop the REAL bad guys (so there will always be an excuse for another flap), put in regulations and 'fees' (actually taxes)..... and tax us out of existence!
I put 'fees' in quotes because the legal definition of a 'fee' is a nominal amount to cover the cost of actually issuing the piece of paper. If it's any more than that, it's a TAX.... and TAXES can only be imposed by PARLIAMENT after a debate and a vote. The lawmakers are actually breaking the law.
But nobody will ever say anything. After all, if they did, we wouldn't have the GST, the HST and the Income Tax.... just for starts. The Canadian Constitution, believe it or not, gets one single HALF-DAY in law school.... and no time at all in grade school or high school. And then Canadians call anyone who actually knows what's in the thing.... a "radical"!
Weird world....
I put 'fees' in quotes because the legal definition of a 'fee' is a nominal amount to cover the cost of actually issuing the piece of paper. If it's any more than that, it's a TAX.... and TAXES can only be imposed by PARLIAMENT after a debate and a vote. The lawmakers are actually breaking the law.
But nobody will ever say anything. After all, if they did, we wouldn't have the GST, the HST and the Income Tax.... just for starts. The Canadian Constitution, believe it or not, gets one single HALF-DAY in law school.... and no time at all in grade school or high school. And then Canadians call anyone who actually knows what's in the thing.... a "radical"!
Weird world....
