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Hi Al. You say your M17 barrel is in good shootable condition? I am interested as mine needs replacing and I don't see getting a new one made for some time yet. I can broker through my local gunsmith in Queensland if you like and pay by PayPal or whatever means suits you. Let me know how much you are asking? email: jlgrn@bigpond.com.
shipping barrels to Austrailia from the US without and export importer is a Felony.
I believe the seller is located in Lexton, Victoria, Australia. Therefore, the barrel would only need to be shipped locally here in Australia. with no import permit required. However, a broker is required in Australia. A nominated licenced gunsmith can act as one of these.
the person shipping the barrel on this end has to be a exporter, importer of firearms for it to legally happen..
the person shipping the package takes the heat...not the person receiving the package.
if you look up customs laws and regulations shiipping from the USA...you can see that for yourself...
however...
shipping from there to the US,..is fine.. no export, importer is needed... laws...sometimes they just dont make since.
Perhaps I need to clarify as you seem to be caught up in United States import and export laws which do not apply in this case. I take it that you are a US resident? For an Australian licenced firearm owner to import a class A or B rifle barrel from the United States, they would need to obtain a Form B709A authorisation. Written permission must also be obtained from the Australian Attorney General's Department if one is intending to import a barrel and repair a rifle. But Please Note; I am not intending to import a barrel from the US!
In this case, both myself and the prospective seller are Australian residents as I have pointed out previously. We are not governed by US import and export laws. We are governed by Australian Firearms Legislation. In Australia, when an owner of a firearm or part thereof wishes to sell it on to someone, they must "broker" the deal through a licenced firearms dealer, gunshop or gunsmith. A "Permit To Aquire" application outlining make, model, serial number etc of the part or weapon then needs to be submitted and approved to and by the Police. Once this has been completed, the buyer picks up his purchase at the dealer who then in turn pays the seller. The puchase is complete.
i see were this was mixed up....the OP started this in March of 2009.. and lives in Utah USA... so thread over a year old was drug up....
wow....
im sure your right about how to transfer weapons in Aus. however... for you to drag up a post over a year old to try and find a good barrel, shows me that barrels are next to impossible to find in Aus...
and i stand by what i said... to ship a barrel to Aus, from the USA without a export, import permit....is illegal.
since this post was started back in 09, i have rebarreld some 50 or so 1917,s with Criterian made barrels....awesome barrels, after they got the small issues delt with. with help from me...
they install easy, and shoot outstanding.
Yes the guy advertising his barrel did so back in May 2009. However, there had been no indication that he had sold the part and it could very well still have be lying around in his gun safe for all I know. Not knowing how much he wanted for the barrel prompted me to enquire. Afterall, if you can get a good barrel for say $200, why pay $600 for a new barrel if you're not into Match shooting?
As far as getting a new barrel is concerned, there is no shortage here in Australia. In fact, I have given up on contacting the member with regard to his barrel and have since ordered a brand new barrel for my Eddystone M1917 30-06 to be made here in Brisbane. We have some fine barrel makers here, such as Total Solutions and the costs are very reasonable.
Of course you are right with regard to shipping a barrel from the US to Australia without the necessary export import papers. Barrels themselves are cheaper to purchase as a stock item in the US. However, it becomes very expensive for the Australian buyer importing a single order over the amount US$100. The US Government then likes to take it's large bite of the export pie and the price of the item skyrockets accordingly. So, in effect, orders are not a cheaper option for an Australian wanting to buy a single barrel for instance. In fact, I believe they work out more expensive than Australian barrels which are offered in chrome moly or stainless steel, fully machined.
I've heard of a few barrel makers in the USA Criterion being one of them. As I've mentioned, we have many makers here in Australia. Wouldn't it be good if you could try one of our home grown? :) BTW, did you know that a huge number of SMLE's, M1917 & P14 parts, Bren guns, Owen guns etc. were made at the Lithgow N.S.W. Armory here?
Ive only used a Criterion on a Garand. Thought they were excellent quality. Cant speak for any of the other types.
you can contact criterion with any questions on barrells they are very helpful.if you want they can prob crome line it for you.they make match grade chrome lined barrels
CMP has the 1917 Criterion barrels with extractor and front sight key cuts, parkerized, for $189
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