I'll be driving into Canada the middle of April and want to transport my double rifles myself. I know Canada has strict laws on handguns and full auto type weapons and weapons with short barrels.

Have any of you actually drove into Canada with a break down double rifle? Any issues other than completing the forms and paying the $25 fee?

Snowwolfe,
I live on the border & I am retired LE. There have beeen many issues with persons bringing firearms accross. Make sure you have ALL the proper forms. Get printed policy from both sides if possible.

Search in the Canadian section. I bet it's been asked before.

No problems with break-downs or double rifles, but you need ALL paperwork complete
Try these links for more info:

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-.../visit/index-eng.htm
http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/publicat...pub/bsf5044-eng.html

A few years ago I took a 9,3x74R double, and a Blaser R 93 into Canada for a hunt with no drama.

I did have all the proper paperwork.

Starting to think the easiest and safest thing to do is to purchase a personal article policy for the valuable rifles and just allow the movers to package and ship them.

Call the Border at Beaver Creek.

I have actually driven into Canada with a double rifle for bear hunting. All they wanted was the form and the money; they made it clear "I don't want to see the rifle". That was at the border crossing on the way to Manitoba. The other time was into Quebec and it was no problem there either. We got stopped by the RCMP at a roadside spot check in Manitoba; he asked us some questions like what are you doing here, and then said, carry on.

Snowwolfe, I would suggest that you contact both Canada Customs and the Canadian Firearms Centre (CFC) in Miramichi at http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-.../visit/index-eng.htm and inquire from both agencies what their requirements are. Between the recent welcome demise of the long-gun registry and the burdensome number of contradictory and ambiguous gun laws with which we are saddled, the unfortunate fact is that very few LEO's, CO's or, presumably, Customs Officers are completely familiar with what is legal and what isn't. Whatever information you get from the offices above, I would definitely get them to send you a hard copy that you can keep with you in case some overzealous badge decides he just doesn't like the way you are transporting your guns...or the way you cut your hair!

Sounds paranoid, I know...but if you question it, just check out one of the Canadian firearms forums and see some of the ridiculous hoops that law-abiding gun owners are being forced to jump through, despite doing everything legally.

Are you coming up here for a hunt? If so, remember...no handguns. They're legal for use at certified ranges only.

Snowolfe,
It sounds as if you are moving back to the lower 48. JWM has given you sound advice. It's my opinion that you require a permit for your firearms to enter Canada, regardless of whether they are in your truck or the movers' truck. Since 9/11 I have required a permit for my firearms to enter or transit thru USA, Holland, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and back into Canada, even if, as in the case of the USA and Holland, the airline was handling the transfer and the rifles never came into my posession. Most Canadians, I am sure, are not aware that, for years now, if they leave Canada, they are legally required to obtain permits from the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa, before they leave, one permit for the firearm, and a seperate one for the ammunition and scope, in order to re-enter Canada with them at the end of their trip.

It's not a permit; it is an RCMP form 5589; a declaration, which you fill out, sign in front of the border guard, and give to him or her. With money I think it is $25. It's easy.
In a movers truck; have to check on the procedure there.

No need for the truck doing the moving to need a permit. The goverment ships everything from Alaska to Seattle via barge.

Got the proper forms from the Canadian officials. I been driving to the lower 48 and back once a year for the last 8 years and all the border crossings have been stress free with no hassles. As long as I dont carry any handguns or AR style rifles I'll be good to go.