Shipping Slide to U.S.

Chizzy

Chizzy

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Hello:

I own a CZ 75 BD and I am contemplating sending the slide to a company called Trijicon in the U.S. for them to install their night sites. My old eyes have a hard time seeing the factory installed green dots and the indoor range that I shoot at is not the best for lighting. I have a few questions.

1. Can I run into Customs problems shipping my slide to the U.S. (The slide contains the registered serial number of the gun, so I could prove ownership of it if I ever had to)?

2. Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with Trijicon sights?

3. Assuming that the existing sights are correctly aligned on my gun at present; what is the likelihood of Trijicon changing my point of aim / point of impact on my gun? Should I expect the gun to shoot the same way after I have the sights installed or will I need to take the gun to a gunsmith to have the sights drifted?

Thank you for any assistance that you can provide me with any of the above questions.
 
Definitely run into some problems I would think... you should be able to get some Trijicon night sights for the CZ in Canada and have them installed here.

It's one thing to try and order some parts from the US and hope they get to Canada, but you don't want to be doing that with your essential firearm parts (i.e. a slide).

I'd suggest calling around to any of the more well known shops and asking them first.

I have used Meprolights and now have some PT Night Sights... both seem fine; I don't think you'll have any problems with Trijicon.

Unsure about the change in POA.
 
buy them in canada and have them mounted here, it's not a good time to be shipping stuff back and forth over the border.

Several shops should have them or be able to get them
 
I wouldn't do it either; there is a good chance it will get detained at the border


try to look for the sight gere or have the sights shipped to you and have a local gunsmith install it for you.
 
IM_Lugger said:
I wouldn't do it either; there is a good chance it will get detained at the border


try to look for the sight gere or have the sights shipped to you and have a local gunsmith install it for you.
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You can't have the sights shipped to you without an export permit. Find them in canada, they're out there....They don't make a huge difference IMHO, your better off mounting a light on the pistol if you can't see the target. If it's too dark to see the sights, it's to dark to ID the target.
 
It's not getting it into the US that's the problem, all you need to get is a Form 6 Part 1 import permit which is relatively simple. It's them sending it back that's the tricky part.
 
Thanks For The Advice

Hello:

Thank you for all of your input; I guess that I will not ship the slide to the U.S. but will instead seek a homegrown solution. I didn't realize that I could purchase and get the sights installed on my CZ in Canada. Have a great day.


Regards,

Chizzy
 
You can't have the sights shipped to you without an export permit
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screw that it's just a stupid sight, not like it's a barrel...

I don't even think you'd need a permit for that that; many US stores will ship most gun parts to you if it's under $100...
 
IM_Lugger said:
screw that it's just a stupid sight, not like it's a barrel...

I don't even think you'd need a permit for that that; many US stores will ship most gun parts to you if it's under $100...
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If you can get a set of trintium handgun sights for less than 100, let me know, I want a set to!!:eek:
 
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