Any body know

[nemasis243]

Hi lads off to the States to do some shooting ,end of June and I am wondering if I would need any special paperwork to buy a new barrel over there and to bring it back to the UK

[adam204]

I should think there will be some form of legislation to deal with that. maybe if you called a good gunsmith, many of whom order in barrels from abroad, they will inform you of all neccessary requirements.

[col48]

as i am lead to believe it you don't need paperwork for an unchambered barrel,

 

but you may have trouble getting someone to fit it for you,most smiths will not fit customer supplied barrels.

and if they do you have no guarantee,

for what we make on a barrel its not worth the hassle,

if you supply your own barrel and the thing don't shoot,(i have had 2) then the smith will not have anything to do with it,its your baby.

but if say i supply the barrel we just put you a new one on and we deal with the rest.

 

food for thought

 

ATB

Colin

[Guest sean1967]

Unchambered barrells are no more than small bore rifled and sometimes profiled steel tubes.

 

There are a number of competent smith who'll chamber and fit such a steel tube for you.

 

But it is at the end of the day your problem if the finished product does not come up to expectations.

 

Therefore buy the best that you can and get a skilled time served craftman to do the work.

 

You might be pleasantly surprised at the results.

[col48]

Unchambered barrells are no more than small bore rifled and sometimes profiled steel tubes.

 

There are a number of competent smith who'll chamber and fit such a steel tube for you.

 

But it is at the end of the day your problem if the finished product does not come up to expectations.

 

Therefore buy the best that you can and get a skilled time served craftman to do the work.

 

You might be pleasantly surprised at the results.

 

get one that will guarantee his/her work.

one that has a proven track record,

one that does not tell lies

one that gets the job done

one you can contact

one that keeps you informed

 

and if you have a smith in mind, and you plan on using your own barrel, i would ask first.

there are lots of people out there who will tell you one thing but have no experience of any,

i will leave you to draw your own conclusions of to who I'm on about

 

but pat might have a point.

 

if you are in to cavity searchers

 

 

fill your boots

 

ATB

Colin

[Ronin]

You can buy barrel blanks from certain makers in the US on line and have them delivered in two to three weeks with no paperwork whatsover.

 

Other US manufacturers demand export licence and that takes up to 3 months to sort out.

 

Barrels are available from a decent maker in Germany who will deliver and of course we have Border here.

 

I for one would not care to walk through US customs with a blank under my arm though

 

You can get pretty much anything over here in 2 -3 weeks if you know where to look - specialist cut rifled blanks take longer, but button rifled fare is easy.

[Guest sean1967]

You can buy barrel blanks from certain makers in the US on line and have them delivered in two to three weeks with no paperwork whatsover.

 

Precisely! There are those with a vested interest who would tell you that you wont get anyone to chamber and fit once you've got it.

 

I will leave you to draw your own conclusions of to whom I might be referring

 

 

Barrels are available from a decent maker in Germany who will deliver and of course we have Border here.

 

Border Archer barrels along with their fitting service could well be a easier solution to your problem, and only slightly more expensive. They are after all professionals in what they do.

[David]

Mike Norris would fit it for you. I can recommend him as a first class riflesmith who cares about his work. All and any part of a firearm coming from the US to UK right now needs a US export licence and this can cost. This is a US requirement, not a UK requirement. I am not sure if you would be infringing any laws by bringing a barrel blank back in your personal luggage. After all, it is just a chunk of steel. However, I bet if you seek an official view on this matter, you will be told that it is not allowed.

[Andrew]

When I was actively gunsmithing I did not like to fit other people's barrels because I was cut out of a share of profit. Still, I did it as a service but would not guarantee accuracy unless it was from a recognized maker. (Shilen, Douglas, etc.)

 

If it was a parts-house blank I would tell the customer that they'd get what they got. Period. Also, some of these parts house blanks were machined from nasty, stringy steel. If I deemed the steel to be rough on tools while turning the barrel, I called the customer and told them there would be a surcharge for reamer sharpening. If they didn't like that, they could pick up the barrel and take it to someone else for the chambering and just pay me for the turning, threading, and fitting.

 

I don't think that a barrel blank would be hard to get through if it was checked in and properly boxed. Full blanks are heavy though so watch your weight!~Andrew