Ordering night sights from the U.S. CANCELLED!

[Lawrence D]

Do you really have to buy these items from the US? Can't you get them from some where else, Europe, China, Japan…..?

There are many products out there other than the once from the US and their vendors are begging for a larger market. Why bother with legal and restrictions.

 

[BC Mike]

Speaking as someone who has done some work on the insides of both CCRA (or whatever they're called now) and USBP buildings, and been a casual observer of what these "people" do all day... (i put it in quotations because i believe customs officers may not, in fact, be people... they act more like evil heartless robots) I have to say that what you are suggesting is a really really dumb idea.

The last time i did work inside of a customs building, i swore i would never do it again. I now refer canada customs to one of my competitors. Simply witnessing the way people are treated in there is enough to make me sick.

The point of my story is, when you cross the border, have your I's dotted and your T's crossed.... But most importantly, have your rusty sherrifs badge lubed up.

Actually there is no point to your story and you don't know what you are talking about. As to the last line of your rant it tells me you've got some issues to deal with.

 

[Scocou]

Forgive me if you've tried them, but what about Police Ordinance? I am certain they deal with Trijicon... I can't see why these wouldn't be available for civie purchase. URL follows;

http://192.139.188.71/index.asp?id1=100

A weird URL but they are certainly reputable ;-)

 

[BC Mike]

Even Ruger won't ship something as simple as replacement grip panels across the border in the mail. They don't want to have to deal with individual orders like that and would rather go through their importers to deal with the paperwork even though things like grip panels and sights are not regulated as firearms.

I use a Sumas Washington address to ship my stuff to and just drive down and import the stuff myself to avoid the hassle. There's nothing illegal about it and I pay whatever duty and taxes are due at the border because I declare everything. Firearms and ammo are another issue though (and things like night vision)...but your sights won't even blink an eyelid at the line.

You mention grip panels as not being firearms but they are firearms parts (any part necessary to the operation of a firearm) and as such are subject to the $100 limit. For instance a magazine is classed as a firearm part but a speedloader isn't. Yes I know a pistol will fire a round without a mag but don't forget who we're dealing with here. That being said, different companies handle cross border sales in different ways. Some don't want anything to do with it. (Like SigArms for instance whereas Kimber will send just about anything you want short of a full piece). Some will fudge the description on the packing slip (my favorite is "stamped metal clip" = magazine) and some spell it out exactly on the packing slip and it all goes through no problem (Brownells for instance). I still think if you can buy the product in Canada for a competitive price we should support local economy.
Mike