Importing Restricted Weapons From The USA

Yes, its very very simple, i recommend using "Questar" , they are a site sponsor and have a banner up top of page. All they do is import/export for people, ive used Mark twice for some high end 1911's only available in the U.S, very knowledgeable and great service.
 
Thanks to all. My question should have been how can I import restricted weapons from the US to Canada in a way that won't double the cost of the weapon/weapons?

Have a great day!
 
Wheelgunner said:
Thanks to all. My question should have been how can I import restricted weapons from the US to Canada in a way that won't double the cost of the weapon/weapons?

Have a great day!
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DOn't do it... if the gun is worth more then $200 then Questar is your answer...


There is a load of paperwork, there are some fees involved there will be courier and postage charges....

I have the process somewhere and It was posted on the board... But really unless you wanna spend six months banging your head against a wall your far better off putting it in someone elses hands...
 
CFC will tell you all you need to know about importing yourself, and send you relevant forms. BUT...the effort, time and confusion is enormous. I looked into it and quickly turned to Questar. They cost a lot, but if the gun is unobtainable in Canada, and you don't have the time (and, believe me, it's a lot), Questar is the way to go. I've done this with Mark, and it works well, if expensively. Most of the expense is in duty and tax coming into Canada. If the gun is expensive, using Questar is probably the best way to go. And all the delays and difficulty I've experienced (through Questar) have been because of difficulty on the US side.
 
I have brought in firearms from the states myself...

Don't be afraid of the paper work it isn't that hard to do patience is your best friend though...

One other thing as a Canadian citizen you own firearms not weapons...

My firearms are only firearms and my knives are only knives...
 
Is there a dollar value for a firearm that justifies bringing it in? Obviously a $200 pistol isn't worth it, but if you wanted to bring a collectable in worth a couple thou then it should be, correct?...
 
My only reason for gettin' a gun in the US was because what noone here could get me what I wanted within a reasonable time. 'Not their fault I'm sure. I assume Canadian dealers are way down at the bottom of the distribution priority list. Sure they's take a deposit, but without a concrete delivery date... I'll shop elsewhere.
 
I give my thanks to all who have replyed. I am still digesting the information.

What I was looking at, was importing, from a USA aquaintance, a pair of OM 3-Screw Ruger revolvers. Just for the sake of argument, lets put their value at about $450.00 US each.

It is my understanding that Questar charges by line item. If so, does this mean that I would be adding a few hundred dollars to the cost of EACH revolver? This would make this an unrealistic purchase.

Also, I have owned FIREARMS for years. What is the big deal about referring to them as weapons. I have never had this come up before.
 
Are you a member of the police/military or do you hunt, shoot competitions or shoot just for fun?

If you're answer to being police/military is "NO" then your firearms are "NOT WEAPONS THEY ARE FIREARMS" as simple as that.
 
Camp Cook said:
Are you a member of the police/military or do you hunt, shoot competitions or shoot just for fun?

If you're answer to being police/military is "NO" then your firearms are "NOT WEAPONS THEY ARE FIREARMS" as simple as that.
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OK, maybe I'm just too sensitive about this crap, but "rant mode on":

This is the type of utter BS that starts the disintegration of a language!! I liken it to the inability to say "###" anymore (as in "an old-time Christmas" not as in "two boys F@<l<in&"), and the political incorrectness - read "social castration" - of not being able to say "Merry Christmas" lest we offend the Wiccuns/athiests/mooselimbs/agnostics/rock worshippers/failed Catholics (or Methodists or Baptists or whatever denomination) by so doing (everybody wants the holiday, they just don't want to give dredit where due...).

The Encarta English Dictionary defines "weapon" as follows:

weap·on - 1. a device designed to inflict injury or death on an opponent;

2. something used as a way of getting an advantage in a situation;

3. zoology: an animal part used for defense or attack, e.g. claws


It then defines "firearm thusly:


fire·arm - gun - a portable weapon that fires ammunition, e.g. a pistol or rifle;


My golf clubs can be a weapon. My carpentry tools can be a weapon. My pickup truck can be a weapon. My briefcase can be a weapon. The pen in my pocket can be a weapon. The pen in my pocket can be weapon...

Do you see a pattern here?? It's time to stop giving up and backing up and make the point (on a daily basis, if required) and stop the bastardization of our language in order to fit some liberal utopian line of thinking.

It's the intent of the individual not the object - so what if it's a weapon?? Big frikken deal!!!

"rant mode off"

Thanks guys - I just had to get that off my chest - I feel much better now...


blake
 
In other words it is up to the person if his tools are weapons...

All of my tools are not weapons they are just tools because I do not plan on using any of them as weapons... :D
 
Camp Cook said:
In other words it is up to the person if his tools are weapons...

All of my tools are not weapons they are just tools because I do not plan on using any of them as weapons... :D
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I give you the following, apply as necessary:

"A plan is just a list of things that probably aren't going to happen!!"; and

"No plan survives contact with the enemy - intact."...


blake
 
It has to do with educating the layperson. The term weapon conjures negative images to the layperson, whereas firearm is a nuetral term. If we want to gain acceptance as a sport we need to use terminology that is not threatening.

Just remember that the anti's like it when we use words that support their cause. Weapons = killing = bad = ban.
 
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