Gun parts company that sells to Europe

[ALDA BERGR]

Im looking for a used M70 long action push feed stock. Numrich got several but no longer ships to Europe. Do any of you know of a company that does?

A new Boyds would be nice too, but same thing there..

 

[22250Rem]

Don't know of anyone that will ship what are called "gun parts" to Europe. Last May I attempted to send a trigger assembly to someone in the U.K. and was unable to because it was a "gun part". I tried UPS and the U.S. Postal service with no luck and also found out that there's a lot of restrictions on that type of thing. Although I never found out if a licensed firearm dealer or gunsmith in Europe could do so through their license. That may be something worth exploring.

 

[ALDA BERGR]

Don't know of anyone that will ship what are called "gun parts" to Europe. Last May I attempted to send a trigger assembly to someone in the U.K. and was unable to because it was a "gun part". I tried UPS and the U.S. Postal service with no luck and also found out that there's a lot of restrictions on that type of thing. Although I never found out if a licensed firearm dealer or gunsmith in Europe could do so through their license. That may be something worth exploring.

Apparently there is a $250 export licens fee.

 

[Odd Job]

Don't know of anyone that will ship what are called "gun parts" to Europe. Last May I attempted to send a trigger assembly to someone in the U.K. and was unable to because it was a "gun part".

On our end there is no restriction on trigger groups, magazines, stocks and optics. For a trigger group I would label it as machine parts and mail it via ordinary USPS. As long as you don't fall foul of ITAR regulations on your end, there's no trouble mailing items to the UK. Some companies can be a bit sticky about mailing some optics out of the US (ITAR fears) but I have had good transactions with Optics Planet.

 

[falmike]

ITAR is very restrictive for items leaving the US. I checked once and found I could not even send 50 empty 44 mag deprimed cases to Canada.

Trying to get around it is a bad idea. It would be a Federal Offense that would stick with you until your last day.

 

[Spats McGee]

You might try Choate Machine & Tool: http://www.riflestock.com/

I don't know if they'll ship to Europe, but I do see some Winchester 70 Long Action stocks on their site.

 

[Odd Job]

These guys do new stocks and may be able to get you a used one, maybe from a gun that has been upgraded:

https://www.mcavoyguns.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d577_GRS_custom_rifle_stocks_-_Winchester.html

 

[Obturation]

There was an article in this month's American rifleman that says the ITAR is about to be no more. Replaced by a much more leinient law restricting mainly items meant specifically for military use. Not sure when but this may ease your trouble. There have been items I haven't been able to send to my brother in Germany because of regulations.

 

[ALDA BERGR]

There was an article in this month's American rifleman that says the ITAR is about to be no more. Replaced by a much more leinient law restricting mainly items meant specifically for military use. Not sure when but this may ease your trouble. There have been items I haven't been able to send to my brother in Germany because of regulations.

That is good news!

 

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[ALDA BERGR]

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[ALDA BERGR]

Thank you very much

 

[Ignition Override]

"Katherina Vikor", on YouTube. ...my links don't work....
This young Norwegian lady has a suppressor on her Ruger Mark IV (a long black cylinder extends forward from the muzzle). Her govt. still allows semi-auto Mini 14 rifles, despite the mass tragedy not many years ago in Norway.

I'm curious what kinds of companies are allowed to import or sell various components used in some Euro Zone countries. Katherina also has a video demonstrating using a Lee Single Stage press to reload .308 cases with various weights of bullets.

Oddly enough, her Ruger Mini 14's mag looks like a 15 or 20-rounder, which is a much larger capacity than what the RCMP allows our Canadian neighbors to use----------and people in both Slovenia and the Czech Republic are allowed to have 30-round mags on their VZ-58s and AK clones, possibly in other countries there.

YouTube "Who are we--what do we do?-Slovenian Gun Laws Explained", by "Polenar Tactical".
They constantly mention disclaimers due to ignorant 'European' people who suspect that they are training to be insurgents, other radicals or such.

 

[WelshShooter]

I've ordered a Boyd's stock using Vertebrae based in Norway. They were able to order a stock from the US and export to the UK for a small fee. Might be worth checking if they are able to do the same with gun parts. If they're a controlled item then it may have to be shipped to a European equivalent of a Registered Firearms Dealer.

 

[b0ned0me]

There was an article in this month's American rifleman that says the ITAR is about to be no more. Replaced by a much more leinient law restricting mainly items meant specifically for military use. Not sure when but this may ease your trouble.

A little more sanity around this would be welcome. I used to sit next to a guy who shot Palma in UK and at the time many european shooters were apparently faced with having to pay 3x as much as previously to get barrels because the main suppliers in the US had been kneecapped with export restrictions.
As I understand it a big part of the problem is that the rules are complicated (and fickle), the export market is relatively small for the big sellers, and getting in hot water with ATF etc is a potential business-ender and/or jail time. So they tend to play it safe and just shut down their export department.

 

[rodregier]

There are now a few great barrel makers in Canada that our European friends could access without waiting for the US to rework their ITAR export rules for firearm parts...

https://www.internationalbarrels.ca/pages/shipping-returns

International shipping requires an export permit and an end-user agreement. This may add an extra 4 - 8 weeks or more onto processing and delivery time.Governments aren't in any hurry...