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Query- carrying airgun from abroad

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 12:21 am
by silver9
Dear IFGians,

A friend's travelling from China to India for a week's time. Its a business visit. He's Chinese. Will he have any problem if he carries .177 cal air rifle or pistol with him? He told me that he'll help me get one if he doesn't get arrested. :) Any ideas or suggestions?

Cheers,
N

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 9:32 am
by silver9
No clue? Hello experts! :)

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 11:35 am
by hornet
chinese airguns maybe cheap enough.but revious are not in favour of them.or let him courier it to you.if he is coming from hongkong better buy a korean evanix ar4.

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 12:02 pm
by silver9
Thanks, hornet! He is coming from Hongkong. I believe if he sends it to me thru courier, it'll get detained by the customs, right? Will it be ok if he gets in in checked-baggage?

Thanks,
N

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 12:22 pm
by SUFFIX
If you are not a member of any rifle club, do not have a wild dream to get one.

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 12:29 pm
by silver9
But is it ok if he gets it while travelling down? @Suffix

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 1:22 pm
by hornet
again he is a chinese national.get your membership of a shooting club or maybe pay 30%duty why dont you check with the customs

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 1:31 pm
by silver9
@hornet- Exactly! Going to RTI cell on Monday. I've got questions re the import of replicas, airsoft AEGs, and blanks. I'll share the news with you all.

Thanks,
N.

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 7:54 pm
by Big Daddy
Importing a .177 is one thing. Doing so from China is another. Better be double sure. Recently got some things stuck in customs (nothing to do with air rifles) and had to forget about it coz it was from China. Had the same product been imported from Paris or any European country, it would have come through as it did later.

BD

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 8:59 pm
by dev
hornet wrote:chinese airguns maybe cheap enough.but revious are not in favour of them.or let him courier it to you.if he is coming from hongkong better buy a korean evanix ar4.
Hi Hornet,

Don't think you have enough experience with Chinese airguns to put a blanket negative on them. The qb78 and the Bam 40 are incredibly good air rifles at half the cost of the Crosman and the Air Arms original.


Regards,

Dev

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 9:17 pm
by Katana
China+guns.........bad combination! The 1962 hangover is still on, guys.

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 10:07 pm
by Big Daddy
Might be worth trying Hatsan air rifle from Turkey of you are not looking at German, British or American product in general. .
BD

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 10:49 pm
by dev
Katana wrote:China+guns.........bad combination! The 1962 hangover is still on, guys.

Jingoism doesn't beat facts. Nor does it help the discussion.


Dev

Re: Query- carrying airgun from China

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 11:44 pm
by silver9
I asked my friend to get me a Beretta 92fs .177 and a PX Storm..now those are very nice pistols. Koi shaq? :)

I will be getting all my doubts clear on Monday as I am meeting the customs commissioner on Monday thru RTI cell. I will keep you all posted.

Thanks,
N.

Re: Query- carrying airgun from abroad

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 10:58 am
by silver9
In other news, I didn't know that importing stuff from China would be that cumbersome. From pin to piano, China supplies everything across the globe, right?

Thanks,
N.