Help Shipping a 1903 rearsight from the US to the UK

[Sapper740]

I suppose it makes sense imposing rules and regulations for such things, but they don't seem to be applied sensibly.

Kind of like facing a mandatory 12 years in prison for inadvertently bringing a few rounds of ammunition in your luggage?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...cos-rcna149108

[gigi79]

Both of the telescopes you imported required export licensing. You're very lucky that US CBP didn't catch them, or they would have been confiscated. To add to the ridiculousness, if I bought those two scopes in England and brought them back to the US, there's no import licensing required.


Hello, Scope elements are classified ? for example the "UP" turret of a Weaver 330 C scope or the locking spring of this turret ? I am looking for these elements and the scopes, in France, are not classified. The USA is blocking sales and the US seller should find a way to export the small elements (screws, springs etc... which could be applied to any mechanical or domestic object ... or astronomical scope of artisanal manufacture). :mdr:

[Promo]

Is it a M1903 rear sight or a 03A3 rear sight? And any special configuration you are looking for, or just one to replace a missing/broken one?

[waco16]

its for a 1903A1 - the rifle is in almost unissued condition (currently with earlier sight fitted), so I'm looking for a correct sight in similar condition

[togor]

To be clear you're looking for a rear movable sight base with slide assembly? On a m1903a1 earlier sights can also be considered correct. Devil in the details.

[waco16]

To be clear you're looking for a rear movable sight base with slide assembly? On a m1903a1 earlier sights can also be considered correct. Devil in the details.

That's what I'm after...
Leaf with unpolished face and minus the 2850 notch - slide binding screw with plain undished face and no groove cut in the knurled diameter

[KIMBO65]

Hi, have you tried Colenso arms?, i know he built alot of 1903's. I think he is around the colchester area.

[waco16]

Hi, have you tried Colenso arms?, i know he built alot of 1903's. I think he is around the colchester area.

Thanks - is he still trading?

[KIMBO65]

I believe so.

[Brian Dick]

Spare parts for the scopes are no problem but the complete scopes require export licensing from BIS, U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Component parts are supposed to be lodged with Customs and Border Patrol/Census by a registered exporter prior to shipment with an AES ITN issued. Read my explanation above. The Biden administration has thrown a huge wrench into all BIS exports that goes into effect on 30 May. The process was streamlined starting during the Obama/Biden administration for everything except small arms and components and finalized during the Trump administration. DoC was actually a pleasure to work with for those short four years. Now it's been reversed causing huge hassles for buyers and sellers in the commercial sector. It's totally political and the goal is to destroy the firearms industry in the USA according to global anti-gun policies. Don't try to make sense of it because there isn't any. As a very small importer/exporter, it's not worth the heartache and hassle for me anymore.