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Thanks for all the excellent advice. 1st stop obviously a chat with my FEO, but it all seem eminently doable. Mattnall's scenario seems closest to mine so I will go with that. Post Canada and Parcelforce, £12 extra plus p&p, what's not to like?

Thanks for a very prompt and very comprehensive answer. I will speak to my FEO as you suggest. I was hoping it might be a bit simpler, avoiding multiple agents on both sides. My brother travels over frequently, and I return sometimes. It is no problem checking in a sporting rifle as baggage on the flight, nor visiting the UK with same. Either he can do it, or I can renew my Canadian PAL for around $80 and then travel over as a visitor with MY property. Given that it can be either his or my property on that basis, I was hoping he could simply "gift" it to me, on the same basis as if buying face-to-face on the classifieds in the UK. The rifle is already fully serialised, proofed etc. It is/was a "working" firearm. It is simply that with unrestricted in Canada you can buy over the counter as long as you have a PAL. There is no restriction on the rifles you can own, nor any need (or even the means) to register the serial#s with the RCMP or any other authority. Yes, I have applied for this particular calibre/action on my FAC.

Hi, new here after a period of lurking. I've returned to the UK after many (30) years abroad, have been a member of a local club for the last year, and own some lands suitable for shooting. My FAC (Covid delays notwithstanding) is now in progress. My question is as follows: I used to own a really nice custom rifle in Canada, which I'd dearly like to bring over. It's non-restricted in Canada, meaning there is no record of serial # etc. In Canada for non-restricted long guns it is the individual who is licensed on the PAL (possession and acquisition licence), not the actual firearm. There is no registry per-se (abolished in 2012). As my PAL expired, on leaving Canada I merely "gave" it to my (Canadian citizen) brother, to legally hold on his. How do I add this to my FAC on approval? Given that it is already legally owned in the family, but I'm not supposed to make any entry on my own FAC, does my brother come visit on a hunting trip, and privately "sell" it to me? It's a UK-legal length, calibre and action, category applied for (20" 6.5mm straight-pull). Thought I'd canvas some advice before opening a can of worms with my FEO. Thanks in advance.