FAL & SLR Collection

[browningautorifle]

Marstar Canada

Unfortunately, he advertises more than he actually has. Usually when you order, it's out of stock...

[mrclark303]

90% percent to go. Seemingly, every time my parts box acquires several extra parts I see a new build coming.
I did pick up a very nice earlier C1 kit in the marketplace at the FF and the wood is NOS and the parts have all been refinished in a dark gray. I always wanted an earlier C1 companion to the 8L Check out Marstar Canada - Main Page for a few things you may need.

Afternoon DakTo, many thanks for the info, I have examined various options for obtaining C1 parts here in the UK with a view to building a C1A1, Jim kindly sourced me a backsight and woodwork is a possibly, but the receiver, TMH and bolt group sadly appear beyond reach this side of the great pond.

Still, I won't give up and will keep attempting to look for these parts, you never know!

Very envious of your superb collection!

Cheers John.

[Peter Laidler]

Surely you could import the parts you need through a dealer as 'parts', albeit the proofed parts. If you ultimately want it as a hand cocking shooter then as it started it's UK life as a set of parts, all you need is an un-ported barrel from now on. Or am I being a bit simplistic. I have imported many firearms and never found the paperwork or Customs stuff particularly onerous. One of them at Coventry Import branch told me that they can see when something is all ship-shape and above board.

[browningautorifle]

See...over here they're a prohib and either owned as a F/A or a converted auto...or a dewat. The only way to do it might be purchase one of the firing ones and have all but the lower, which seems to be the horrible part here over by a dealer familiar with the rules...? A Dewat might work but they could be butchered depending on when and "Who done it".

[mrclark303]

Surely you could import the parts you need through a dealer as 'parts', albeit the proofed parts. If you ultimately want it as a hand cocking shooter then as it started it's UK life as a set of parts, all you need is an un-ported barrel from now on. Or am I being a bit simplistic. I have imported many firearms and never found the paperwork or Customs stuff particularly onerous. One of them at Coventry Import branch told me that they can see when something is all ship-shape and above board.

Evening Peter, as Jim says, obtaining a kit from Canada would be very difficult now, unlike our L1A1's (or the imported ex NZ Lithgow's) that ended up as parts kits, the Canadian's did a very thorough job of destroying the C1's!

Sourcing a deactivated example with a reparable receiver and a C1 bolt group is my best bet now I think, in my quest for completing the live inch pattern family.

A pipe dream perhaps, but you have to try don't you..

[browningautorifle]

Sourcing a deactivated example

So...we're looking for a dewat now?

[desperatedan]

Surely you could import the parts you need through a dealer as 'parts', albeit the proofed parts. If you ultimately want it as a hand cocking shooter then as it started it's UK life as a set of parts, all you need is an un-ported barrel from now on. Or am I being a bit simplistic. I have imported many firearms and never found the paperwork or Customs stuff particularly onerous. One of them at Coventry Import branch told me that they can see when something is all ship-shape and above board.

I agree with Peter about imports. Personal imports are straightforward for an individual and nothing to be fazed about. I got my L12A1 conversion kit from Canada and from the seller applying for an export licence to me receiving it was 12 days in total. Whats more my postman delivered it to my door in Scotland!
My big worry was whether I'd have to go to Customs in Coventry to collect it but no it arrived in the UK, Coventry cleared it to Parcelforce within 72 hours and once I paid the VAT and Duty online it was delivered by Royal Mail to my door. It had clearly been checked by Customs but with all the paperwork attached (including a copy of my firearms certificate showing authority to acquire said kit that I had provided to the seller in advance) they cleared it through no questions asked or needed.

I hope I wasn't just lucky but it was certainly very straightforward!

[mrclark303]

So...we're looking for a dewat now?

Evening Jim, it looks like the only way I could get my hands on a receiver kit (as they just aren't avalable) is to locate a deactivated example with a reparable receiver, then strip it, repair it and import it as a kit. I would also need to locate a serviceable bolt group.

It seems however, very few were deactivated, so I would guess they command a high price in Canada... Seems the best option so far mate.

[browningautorifle]

I guess we should see what's around. See you back in the PMs...

[desperatedan]

Have you considered keeping your eye on the US as well for parts?
There was a stunning C1A1 kit sans receiver and barrel that sold on the FALfiles last month that would've got you at least 70% of the way there, especially with all of the little fiddly parts, and would I'm sure have got here as section 1 parts given what was missing without any issues about UK legality. Not sure on export from USA but it should be doable with friends on Milsurps surely.

As the upper receiver is likely to be impossible to find why not get a UK/Lithgow one modified/suitably marked by a friendly UK gunsmith to replicate a Canadian one when he builds the rifle from the parts kit to create your UK legal straight pull with new barrel etc?

Might be less problematic than trying to import "deact" parts?