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This topic has been brought up multiple times. Kinda like the AR-15 you bought at the Phoenix gun show is fine as long as it stays in AZ. Once it comes into Krazyfornia, you're asking for trouble. Can you do it? Yup. Is it worth it? Your call. Will he sell it to you anyway? Maybe. What's kosher in Europe (the UK has loads of dewatted Thompsons, BAR's, etc) is a no-go here. Their standards are different. The bolt, barrel, etc are buggered up anyway. Buy a kit and a dummy receiver from Bob or Doug. Not as historically intact, but less risky.

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I agree. This guy - and others - are in compliance with their local laws. Once they get their money

they could care less if the stuff makes it through customs. As was mentioned technically you are attempting

to import "arms, armaments, or implements of war" and for that you need a couple thousand dollars worth

of licenses, filling out of Forms, etc.

I think little stuff gets in all the time - things like compensators or actuators, even drums etc. which are not

easily recognized as gun parts on an x-ray or similar scan. Remember, since 9/11 everything gets scanned.

I think it would be pretty obvious what was in the box if you bought a complete gun with cut receiver.

The question is, do they just intercept and confiscate your parts set and leave you alone? Or do they

decide to be tough?

I am sure I mentioned this before but back in the 1970's there was a guy in Canada (I will never forget

the town the guy was in - Swastika, ONT - I am not kidding!) who advertised in The Shotgun News (long

before the internet) and would sell you a complete gun kit WITH receiver and he did only one neat hacksaw

cut to the receiver behind the lock up where it would be easier to weld. He had everything from submachine

guns to .50 Cal. M2's. He was legal in Canada but of course not legal to ship down here but he did it anyway.

He was such a headache for ATF that they shut him down but it took them a while.

 

Bob

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