What new restrictions are you speaking of?
What new restrictions are you speaking of?
Was there a U.S. state dept. ruling about not allowing sales of gun parts out of the U.S. ?
Yup, It's called ITAR.
All firearm component parts fall under ITAR. 121.1 Category 1(g). This includes, to put it simply: EVERYTHING. This means that posting any parts without lodging them first via the ACES system with Customs and Border Protection as a registered exporter is ILLEGAL in the USA. Shipments up to $100 worldwide and $500 to Canada do not require export licensing. Shipments of more value DO require export licensing.
I find it all very confusing! A couple of years ago Numrich was happy to sell me FN 49 parts directly but last year was told (by Numrich) that some minor parts for a Johnson model 1941 (springs, etc, <<$500) would have to go through an intermediary licensed importer. At the time Numrich wouldn't say much about why but had the impression it was the specific rifle. Got the parts but major drag.
Ridolpho
It IS confusing Ridolpho and everyone just posts this stuff all over the world without any thought or care UNTIL they get caught. The big parts houses like Numrich and small potatoes registrants like myself have everything to lose and nothing to gain. The gov't makes all these regulations but individuals, postal clerks and even Customs Inspectors are not trained properly about them and it's a total cluster f--k, (military term).