Legality of importing a rifle scope

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Legality of importing a rifle scope

Post by gverma » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:06 pm

Hi
Is it legal to get a scope to India? If so why is it recomended that the socpe be dismounted when the air gun is imported?
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Re: Legality of importing a rifle scope

Post by brihacharan » Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:45 pm

gverma wrote:Hi
Is it legal to get a scope to India? If so why is it recomended that the socpe be dismounted when the air gun is imported?
Thanks
Regards
Gaurav
Hi gverma,
> The answer is simple.
> One can get an unmounted scope as a personal baggage - I got mine!
> A gun mounted with a scope looks more intimidating than a gun without one. Just imagine the look on the customs guys when they see one! Law is something that leads to interpretation - the guys at the customs will interpret it to suit their convenience!
> There could be damage to the scope when it comes mounted - especially when being handled in the cargo.
> The scope's alignment could go off - it may need re-alignment & sighting afresh.
> Avoid the hassels and get the scope seperately - you can always have it mounted here locally.
Cheers
Brihacharan

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