Airgun import experiences - via personal baggage route

[kb100]

I have one query

I have a rifle club membership & if I give an authorization latter to my friend for carrying .177 air rifle behalf of me & for me while he is coming back to India from US.

Will the mumbai custom officer allow him to carry air rifle behalf of me without charging any duty?

Sorry if this question is ask previously

I will be very interested in the answer myself! (.. But am afraid all the ones I have heard so far were 'NO'.)

Can a person not be considered a 'courier' in the true sense?!?

[Subal das]

Hi Kanwar and Sapta,

My Lp 10 came via post. But all I am trying to say is that even when you have all the papers , they make it a pain. Now I am not accusing the man of corruption, he just wanted to insure that I somehow paid duty on the pistol. I went three to four times. I frankly didn't know what else I could do but keep turning up with the right paper work.
Maybe I could have asked him to give it to me in writing, because the first customs supervisor loudly insisted that they don't consider the rifle club membership either. So if one had the time then one could keep playing the game but I didn't have the time nor the patience to threaten them with the RTI or a call to their superiors.
I summation all that I would like to say is you choose how much you want to dance, they have all the time and the inclination to do nothing but play with you.

Regards,

Dev

Dev, Delhi foreign post office custom afraid of press and other media guys, well working against them, but first do some dance sure ... and record it on hidden camera

[dev]

yeah maybe i should have. the man is so ornery that he tore up a renowned shots application to import pellets. this is straight away a contradiction of the law. but the good part is that this time he has bitten off more than he can chew. my good friend shall be making him chew a few crow pretty soon. i am just heating the popcorn in anticipation.


regards,

dev

[vamsee1974]

hi, my wife is in USA, CA, i told her to get a .177 walther dominator, she vl fly malasian airlines, in it ok if she puts the rifle in hard case in ckeckin luggage.

[kb100]

^^^ After 33 pages!

Vamsee this thread details exactly what you can do and what you should not! Please take the time to go thru the whole thread and then ask if you have doubts left!

[srikanth131]

I am a silent reader of this thread, Have gone through the xx pages...
highly informative.... Thank you all


I am in US now and thanks to the thread i want to get a air pistol when coming back , any recommendations ? I would not want something costly which would break my heart if I have to let go at customs or the duty does not bear to large a hole ..

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[m24]

I am in US now and thanks to the thread i want to get a air pistol when coming back , any recommendations ? I would not want something costly which would break my heart if I have to let go at customs or the duty does not bear to large a hole ..

( mod: i feel i may be going off topic, Please delete this post if you feel so )

You need to go to a store and see what you are comfortable with. Decide if you want a CO2 or a Springer. If a Springer, buy a Crosman 1377. At $60, I don't think anything else comes cheaper than that. Plethora of choices if you decide on a CO2.

Regards

[Subal das]

go for Crosman 357W, value for money and good quality gun
http://www.pyramydair.com/p/crosman-357 ... lver.shtml

[srikanth131]

m24 and das

Thanks a lot , planning to go to a shop on next thrusday.

Thanks a lot for the models , Give me soemthing to work on.

i can go higher , Maybe in 200s ...

Should I get a pump / brought and send from US too ...

[ven99]

hi all
i am back in germany desided to carry cp 88 to hyderabad .......
amreeth

[Subal das]

hi all
i am back in germany desided to carry cp 88 to hyderabad .......
amreeth

get on with 6 inch barrel, more power and better accuracy

good luck

[andy_65_in]

I ve heard that airlines are no more accepting airguns specially PCPs in baggage -is it true.they want tyhem to be packed propoerly and declared -or are there airlines which are still accepting them in baggage-im talking of the USA-INDIA route

[hamiclar01]

I ve heard that airlines are no more accepting airguns specially PCPs in baggage -is it true.they want tyhem to be packed propoerly and declared -or are there airlines which are still accepting them in baggage-im talking of the USA-INDIA route

I can suggest that you:

i. phone the particular airline's customer service to ask what their policy is
ii. also e mail them with the same question, so you get a written reply.

doing the above is much better than relying on hearsay and chinese whispers. if your chosen airline declines airguns, move to another one!

[ven99]

hi subal & sapta,
thank you i am reaching on 8 morning 3.30 i have already bought a cp99 .....
just thinking of the problums with men in white ......
regards
amreeth

[ven99]

hi all,
bought a beretta 92 fs no problum in frankfurt and reached via doha and the problum started in hyd
after landing and its under detention and gave me dr called detention reciept ..... and asked me to come back
on 14 to airport with a member ship card which i dont have right now and i was a member club in hcu ......
dont know what to do ....
amreeth