Importing shotguns from the UK

[johnhobbes]

Looking for anyone that has imported shotguns(collectible) from the UK to provide any advice or suggestions.

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I used mygunimports.com. Went smoothly, just did paperwork on the first shotgun from the shipment today. Single guns aren?t cheap (but not prohibitively expensive), but if you want to pick up a couple the prices get considerably better. They did a really nice job packing everything up, and cases and other accessories were shipped straight to me. Am happy enough with them I am would definitely use them in the future if I see anything I want.

[johnhobbes]

Thanks for the info. How much did it cost you to import a single firearm?

[Bakerloo]

I found these guys when I was looking to import a shotgun. The European market has 10X the selection that we have.

https://bsaltd.com/gunserv.htm

[CAL.BAR]

Thanks for the info. How much did it cost you to import a single firearm?

THIS is the most relevant question.

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A single firearm is something like $455, plus duty and shipping. Duty is based on the value of the gun and its classification. It ends up being like~ $6-700 for a single gun, maybe a little less. Second gun would be about $4-500, 3rd maybe around $300. After that it gets pretty cheap. So if you?re only doing one gun make it something nice, but if you?re interested in grabbing a few guns, then it?s pretty reasonable. Overall time frame was about a month, or a little less. And that was during the holiday season which slowed things down.

Aside from the selection, prices on certain guns are very different. So you can get some very nice guns for great prices. Weirdly I saw a ton of great lever guns being sold for basically half what they would cost in the us. And of course classic shotguns there cost almost nothing compared to here.

[Killer Bee]

import marks?

[johnhobbes]

One of the videos about the process and cost.

https://youtu.be/DpZoZcKGI_E

Another video about it..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bTUtpTlfKw

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I did not notice import marks, but I didn't have time to check in depth. So very discreet if they are there.