Buying Black Powder Guns in USA

[Gun-adian]

Good morning, gentlemen.

I've been playing with guns for years, but have never dabbled with "front stuffers". I'm looking into it now.

What caught my attention was a selection of black powder revolvers at a Bass Pro Shop just outside Baltimore MD. Wow!!! What a place.

After playing with a Colt clone, I asked what was involved in buying one. I was told that unlike "regular firearms" these guns were cash and carry.

So as near as I can figure, the US classifies these guns in the same way as air guns. Does this mean we can purchase black powder guns down south without all the export permit crap?

Oh, the price on the Colt clone...$149 US. Brand new.

Thanks.

Mike.

 

[Claven2]

BP pistols are restricted in Canada and a pain in the butt to import. If you're talking long rifles, however, flintlocks cross the border no problem. To import a caplock, it's the same process as importing a non-restricted rifle.

FWIW, with a traditional side-lock percussion, the barrel with breech plug is the receiver.