importing into alberta

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has anyone had any trouble importing flintlocks into alberta from stateside?

i have been waiting for one for about 5 weeks.
 
The only suggestion I have have is that in the future, you may have to spend the premium $$ for shipping (courier, etc). That way you get a tracking #, an internet site to check progress......that kind of thing. It may speed the process slighty, but at least you will have peace of mind that it is not lost, and know where the bottleneck is.

Often when I expect Ebay items from the stateside - they get hung up in customs. Customs is especially sensitive to parcels from known firearms sources. Just because it is a flintlock that doesn't need to be registered, doesn't mean they won't have a peek.

Sorry guys, but your parcels are moving at the speed of government.
 
You absolutely do not want to use a courier; most or all of them refuse to transport firearms or parts of any description, accross the border.

cheers mooncoon
 
mooncoon said:
You absolutely do not want to use a courier; most or all of them refuse to transport firearms or parts of any description, accross the border.

cheers mooncoon
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Hi Mooncoon.

Is this a recent developement, or have I just been lucky?:confused: :)
 
UPS will deliver flinters and almost anything else in the way of stuff and replicas. however all couriers are now charging a "brokerage" fee. in my case on a $600 (US) TOTW kit it came to about $150 from UPS and was a total surprise.:eek: (so much for free trade)

on a $65(cdn) order from october country they wanted $35.:mad:

but what i actually wanted to know was how long before i put in an insurance claim? what is the delivery time from the states for other people.
thx
 
I NEVER use a courier for any shipment from the US. The brokerage fees are horrendously expensive. I'd much rather wait the extra time for USPS delivery. Plus, I've never had a lost package when receiving from USPS.
 
The brokerage fee is nothing new; it has been charged for at least the last several years and probably for much longer. The Post Office brokerage fee is a flat $5 while the fee charged by couriers is based on value and is much much higher.
If Hakx has recieved guns or gun parts accross the border via a courier, then he has been lucky; I have heard of many incidents where they have been turned back. An example would be a posting by Wade several weeks ago where the Postal Service apparently contracted a courier to deliver a flintlock accross the border and it was turned back.

cheers mooncoon
 
i thought i'd let everyone know about the final outcome.
it finally got here.
shipped from the builder oct 25th, landed at canada customs (B.C.) oct 29.
languished in customs til december 15th, then arriving via
canada post dec 18.
C Post did their job - customs just backed up i guess.
our government in action ... or inaction!:)
but it made it for christmas:dancingbanana:

short story is ... allow 2 mths for delivery to alberta.
 
I just had one in customs before x-mas...2 days and it was cleared. I don't think I have ever waited longer then 4 days with customs on a gun and I have brought about 7 or 8 across last year.

BTW AFAIK even the cheapest shipping for a package the size of a rifle can be tracked from the US. Several times I have been told by sellers that they only had an "insurance" number given to them. Turned out to be a tracking number as well.
 
FWIW and I have not confirmed this, but when my last order arrived via UPS (PRI AR15 gasbuster charging handle), the UPS guy told me that the brokerage fee is only charged if it is shipped via the cheapest UPS option. Any of the quicker options apparently get you the brokerage fee included. Might end up costing $15 more, but then you save $35. I remain unconvinced until I verify.
 
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