Huge blow to importing anything from the U.S.
- Thread starter Glock-a-maniac
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only Bass Pro 
custom bullet prices to jump
my supplier of 70k bullets will up his prices 15 per 1000 to cover this cost in about 2 weeks or less
buy now if you can
he called me saturday to let me know
so if he makes 170 000 bullets per year it is 10 per box just to break even steven no profit on those
jeff
my supplier of 70k bullets will up his prices 15 per 1000 to cover this cost in about 2 weeks or less
buy now if you can
he called me saturday to let me know
so if he makes 170 000 bullets per year it is 10 per box just to break even steven no profit on those
jeff
With us soon to be building our own actions in every configuration, all we need is a bullet maker to come out with a comparable bullet to the popular SMKs or Hornadys and keep us all in stock and happy. Then it just boils down to powder and primers.
Thanks for the insight chief. I understand it more than you think. I was a "hobby dealer" at one point and imported probably close to $100,000 worth of reloading equppment/supplies under the current export regs.
FWIW, if you're already a "big enough" dealer registered under the current export licensing arrangement, an additional $1,700 (while an added expense) isn't a great deal of money.
If you've ever done business with companies like Natchez, Midway, and the like, they're already charging additional "handling" fees for items that are shipped outside the US. Ever wonder why they do this? To offset their cost of doing business. They'll just increase their fees accordingly.
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It's funny how nobody sees the possibility that some restrictions against export to Canada would have been required even by (past?) Canadian governments.
At one moment, for instance, 50BMG barrels were exportable to some countries in EU, but not in Canada. WHY????
All US administrations were anti-gun, some more than others.
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Rumour mongering...??
Strangely enuough, Last Monday one of my US suppliers was contacted by the US state department about the export permit applied-for to sell to me. There was a clerical issue that had to be corrected before the export permit would be issued. That was cleared up the next day and the export permit is approved and in place.
I called down to the US today and spoke with all my suppliers and NOBODY has heard of this.
Frankly, in the absence of anything in writing, this is all classic forum lore.
Strangely enuough, Last Monday one of my US suppliers was contacted by the US state department about the export permit applied-for to sell to me. There was a clerical issue that had to be corrected before the export permit would be issued. That was cleared up the next day and the export permit is approved and in place.
I called down to the US today and spoke with all my suppliers and NOBODY has heard of this.
Frankly, in the absence of anything in writing, this is all classic forum lore.
Guys, I talked to a bunch of U.S. companies today while ordering tons of stuff and the response I got was that depending who you talk to at the state department, they'll throw all kinds of things at the unknowing. The latest wall they've thrown up as far as getting import permits in place to import bullets, not ammo, is that they just reject the permit. We heard this from three bullet distributors. There seems to be no end to what the state department will do to slow the process of importing product.
lejarretnoir
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Armtech Canada
You're right about a bullet, primer & powder makers. We produce nothing there anymore! What a shame. We are at the mercy of importation and our gov't regs.
Sorry folks about the USA. I'm not blaming the people or businesses there. They have to live there under their own rules. Terrorism and Homeland Security will certainly drive the final wedge between those happy trading days. If we don't become somewhat self-sufficient we will have very little, then nothing. If only the wealthy Canadians can afford expensive imports one day, we are truly doomed.
Enough of my soapbox.
The boys at Armtech Canada have been making custom actions for years and superb quality. If anyone is considering a custom .223 to .50BMG, give them a look. Ian Roberston makes excellent fiberglass stocks.
You're right about a bullet, primer & powder makers. We produce nothing there anymore! What a shame. We are at the mercy of importation and our gov't regs.
Sorry folks about the USA. I'm not blaming the people or businesses there. They have to live there under their own rules. Terrorism and Homeland Security will certainly drive the final wedge between those happy trading days. If we don't become somewhat self-sufficient we will have very little, then nothing. If only the wealthy Canadians can afford expensive imports one day, we are truly doomed.
Enough of my soapbox.
Parker-Hale Mike
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- Beautiful Victoria
Where do they get their copper jackets from?
From my understand, Richard is sending most of his stuff to the states where he's gaining popularity. Though his bullets are of good quality, from my understanding, he's throttling back and hoping to sell his whole bullet making operation because of insurance issues in dealing with liability protection. We've been on his case since he started and have only recieved very little of what he has produced. THat being said, there are a lot of other long range forum members from the states that rave about his stuff yet we've never seen any of his 30cal precision bullets. I'm not sure how to call that one. We'd be testing them and marketing them greatly if we could get our hands on any.
Armtech Canada; I checked out their website and I thought for a second I was on a financial investment site. I was kind of looking for a gallery full of guns and finished product. They probably have a great action but I've never heard of them or seen any of their work.
