7.62mm parts

[fugawi]

I ordered a compete 7.62mm gas system and a few other parts two summers ago and had no problems. Had the same experience as Dogzilla except it was the owner of the company that called me on his cellphone on his way to work to confirm my order. Paid by CC, no hassles but it did take about two months to arrive by USPS. Part of that delay might be attributed to the U.S. Postal system and Canada Customs. I've had packages come quick from the U.S. and some come slow.

In my experience 7.62mm Firearms parts are top quality.

As to the $100 limit when ordering from the USA. It can depend on the company - some just don't want the hassle of the U.S. paperwork. Boyds Stocks comes to mind. Try to order their garand stock at regular price and if you're in Canada, Boyds will refuse your order. When its on sale for less than $100 - its a go. With Brownells if the total order for gun parts (and not just M14 parts) exceeds $100, Brownells has to apply for permission to export from the U.S. DOS and you have to apply for an International Import Certificate from the Canada government (no charge, can be done by email). Then you mail everything to Brownells, they forward the paperwork to the DOS (charging you a fee) and the DOS process it and gives Brownells permission to export. Its not hard but it is a hassle and some companies in the USA just don't want to be bothered. I just went thru this ordering a SEI Navy Brake, M14 spring kit and STI safety release from Brownells. The last part is for a handgun.

 

[fugawi]

And to make it even more confusing... its not all gun parts - its some gun parts. Brownells will tell you if the part is exportable or not. I wanted to order certain gun parts that the manufacturer had not applied for said parts to be eligible for export. So then the $100 limit and everything else if you exceed the limit doesn't apply.

Then there are manufactures who tell Brownells not to sell their product directly but to advise Canadians to purchase their product from a Canadian distributor. That happened to me with Leupold rings.

And there are items that are just not exportable from the USA period. Certain milspec items come to mind.

^^ Easier said than done...try to explain that to the hero that wants to make a name for himself at the border. Was talking to a supplier way down south and he said that the department of statistics was getting their hands in on the craziness down there. If you really want something keep searching up here as there are good parts still floating around

I heard that about the U.S. Department of Statistics too. Seems this is where some of the problem lies. Its this craziness that makes some U.S. suppliers so frustrated that they just decide to only sell domestically.