I got a very special UPS notification today...

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Don't worry about the import markings. BTW, if the rifle is historical in nature, it is exempt. If the marks devalue the firearm, it is also exempt.

IRG does a run every month, the cutoff is the 15th of every month (?), so yours will come in for the April shipment, you should be getting it early May. It sucks if you just miss the cutoff, because your waiting the longest.

Waiting is the hardest part, but is always well worth it ;)
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Not true my friend.

If the rifle is historical it can be eligible for markings under the woodline. But they still get marked. A rifle may be exempt in the case of extreme rarity or extreme value. Which most stuff we can afford will not qualify.

Claven2 if it's there now you'll be fine!
 
No where on what you have listed suggests that they won't be marked. They will not be marked in a VISIBLE area. There is nothing stated suggesting that historic firearms will not be marked at all.

Personally I have rushed to have a few firearms imported before this marking starts. Perhaps when there is more clarification going forward we can import without fear of having the guns devalued, but that is not now.
 
CanadianAR said:
Not true my friend.

If the rifle is historical it can be eligible for markings under the woodline. But they still get marked. A rifle may be exempt in the case of extreme rarity or extreme value. Which most stuff we can afford will not qualify.

Claven2 if it's there now you'll be fine!
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I hope they just scrap the whole thing... c'mon man I'm just trying to find some hope ;)

Because we don't fully know... this is all theory:

The wording is that if it is rarer than the norm.... so if you are bringing in a matching K98, it will be exempt because the average K98's are mix masters, thus making it rarer than the norm.

It doesn't have to be a G41... rarity can even apply to Mosin 91/30's, it just has to be stated that it's rarer than the others...

But.... let's hope the "interpretation" of rarity is on the buyer, not the government.
 
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Bird Blaster said:
No where on what you have listed suggests that they won't be marked. They will not be marked in a VISIBLE area. There is nothing stated suggesting that historic firearms will not be marked at all.

Personally I have rushed to have a few firearms imported before this marking starts. Perhaps when there is more clarification going forward we can import without fear of having the guns devalued, but that is not now.
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You are certainly right about the clarity, we do need more of that.

The legal definition of exempt is pretty clear... and the regs clearly state they will be exempt based on those conditions.

The historical one is a bit wishy washy, it's under the second paragraph in the full regs on their website, but the ones I posted are the finalized regs I supppose.

Your best bet for exemption is going to be rarity or that it devalues the firearm.

Your mass imported Tokarevs and 91/30's aren't going to escape being marked. But if you are individually importing let's say a M39, it's rarer than the norm (91/30 refurb) and thus qualifies for exemption.

But as I mentioned to Andrew, we are so totally screwed if the onus is on them to prove rarity. If it was on us, and there was like a check mark to indicate rarity, then we'd be fine, but I have a funny feeling it might be up to them.
 
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In the document you provided it says that it is only exempt from paragraph (2)(c), which is not having the import mark visible without disassembly. i.e.: bottom of the receiver.
 
Remembering said:
In the document you provided it says that it is only exempt from paragraph (2)(c), which is not having the import mark visible without disassembly. i.e.: bottom of the receiver.
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Yeah I just noticed that... hmmm... When speaking to IRG, they said they sure weren't going to be able to disassemble guns... they don't have the manpower/volume etc.
The also asured me rare guns wouldn't get marked.

God this whole thing is a mess...

Let's hope they ditch it.
 
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so its a civil gaurd SK.Y m39? are they rarer than others? because short of the knocks on the stock and the sako mark on the butt that rifle is identical to my M39
 
It's not just a Sako Civil Guard M39, though those are rare in Canada, it's also a non-refurb that remains in decent shape despite being used in war. The stock does not have a Sako cartouche. It has the civil guard crest and the manufacturing date stamped into it.

As Finn mosins go, this one counts as being quite rare.

I've had several SkY marked M39's in replacement stocks that were refurbished post-war. They are desirable rifles, but not as much as this rifle.

All SkY mosins command a price premium, both here and in the USA.
 
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