While at Lever Arms in Vancouver on the weekend they had some cool looking SKS's there but with a catch, if you bought one you had to wait a day or two for the CFO to approve of the sale as due to the Cyrillic serial numbering. The sign said this and it also said that if it were refused by the CFO that they (Lever Arms) would take 20% of the sale for restocking. What would this mean? I understand Cyrillic is an alphabet but what's that got to do with it?
Question re: SKS
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The CFOs don't have the tools (or perhaps smarts) to deal with cyrillic characters. The first SKS I bought was a package deal from Lever. Its registered as "301", no mention of the Russian letters before and after these numbers. Two others I've bought since have "T"s stamped after the serial number by either the importer or CFO. Bought an SVT 40 a couple weeks ago and the serial on the gun doesn't match the CFO listing either.
You'd think they could figure it out with the large numbers of Russian surplus being imported, but no dice yet.
You'd think they could figure it out with the large numbers of Russian surplus being imported, but no dice yet.
Rmx is on the right track. I understand the problem is with short set of numbers(usually 3to 4) in the serial number with the cryllic letters. The letters don't correspond with anything we have here and the numbers repeat often. I haven't had any problems with registering SKS with Lever in the past and sometimes I'm out the door the same day with my purchase
The 2 day warning was present when my SKS was purchased there early last year. It was bought, paid for, reggied all within a few minutes and I was sent home with it........Maybe the 4 digit number it was registered with has not been attached to another SKS at that time, but the whole process was really fast.
CFC software automatically tags for review 5 or less digit serials (no letters) in order to weed out possible serial duplication. If the Cyrillic letters are dropped when verified into the system they are not part of the serial, hence the high number of reviews. As mentioned, sometimes they go through without incident. No rhyme or reason. Your tax dollars at work 
Technician; I think the seller is giving customers fair warning that there could be a snafu in the buying process that's beyond their control. I got caught like this once before and it pissed me right off.Picked out a gun with the expectation of walking out the store with it and the registration office threw a monkey wrench in the works. It would have been nice to know ahead of time that this situation could happen Lever arms is only being professional.
Don't know that I agree to the restocking charge though....I certainly wouldn't pay a dime unless I get product!
Lever arms is only being professional.Don't know that I agree to the restocking charge though....I certainly wouldn't pay a dime unless I get product!
the_snowman1
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My sks only has a three digit serial number and the only thing that stopped me from getting it that day was the computers were down at the cfo's office in winnipeg
We have not had any problems regarding SKS's but have had problems with other firearms. Registered a Lee Enfield one day and if it wasn't for the nice lady at CFC I don't think it would ever have been done.
I think anything our of what they consider to be the ordinary really confuses them and the system.
I think anything our of what they consider to be the ordinary really confuses them and the system.
Deltasilver
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Technician; I think the seller is giving customers fair warning that there could be a snafu in the buying process that's beyond their control. I got caught like this once before and it pissed me right off.Picked out a gun with the expectation of walking out the store with it and the registration office threw a monkey wrench in the works. It would have been nice to know ahead of time that this situation could happen
Got it in one. Language complications are one factor (alphabet), the short number reveiw process is another and just for fun they pull the odd registration for MANUAL review. I've had two transfers with CGN members go over ten days and recently heard of a Browning A-Bolt transfer being refused because the new owner didn't have a 12!
