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This is the first I've heard of it.

Sounds like a major pain in the ass and will make it pretty difficult to travel with my old 16bore double rifles to hunt with friends around the states.
(on second thought, all my bore rifles are antiques, so this might not apply...)
I need to look into this.

A possible alternative way to get the guns around would be to have them shipped in advance.
I typically feel pretty uncomfortable shipping valuable rifles anyway, but if there is simply *no way* to get large big bore rifles around on the airlines, next day air with a shipper is a good alternative, still a major PITA.



--Tinker

Can you post a link to where we can read the actual announcement?

This was covered a few weeks back in detail.

https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/...=913105668#913105668

This sounds something like the guy that regretted telling his neighbors that be found gold nuggets in his back yard.

See New Guys posts for this about Title 1 Firearms

A note of what has been working up to 5 days ago.I have a customs "FORM 4457 Certificate for personal effects taken on abroad" I have begun at this point always writing the word "Sporting" before caliber. And have always done all scopes and binos as well and have begun doing it for the ammo as well. I have once had Customs question me about some WR ammo in German boxes and a range finding scope returning to the US. When I go to TSA I pull this form out as I open the case and all the guns have "EMPTY" tags on them. Even if it is Domestic they are not connected it shows that another goverment Entity see the item as sporting.

They seem to appeciate the business as usual approach and always hand me back the form and proceeding.

The Customs form is needed to return with pistols because of the Brady Law and to verify that it is not restricted, or purchased abroad.They are used in Africa as what is consider the "American Gun Permit" and will not let them through. It also show that the Customs officer that it is "Sporting" when they confirms the weapon or ammo was presented.

They have not inquired about caliber ever except in curiosity and then I alway say about a 410 or 28 guage. The ammo in my luggage was refered to as ammo that goes with the guns in the case and that the guns are unloaded in the rifle case as they direct me to TSA.

The NRA and SCI will get it straight finally and I can say if it is like NFA weapons and the ATF it sometimes hurts if to many monkeys are rattling cages if they already talking with the PAC & Lobby groups.

Cheers Big Ears Cymru Forever

Yup good point

It's larger than .50 that's the problem and the problem affects rifles as well as ammo.