Cross-Border Flinlocks

[The Baron]

Hello again. :redface:

I uh... just have one more teeny question at the moment... :hmm:

Has anyone done much Canada-US and back border crossing with a flintlock? Is all that BATF paperwork (and 12 weeks of waiting on the apllication) required for a flintlock long gun? I'd like to be able to hunt with friends in NY and VA, and it sure would be nice to do it without having to plan 3 months ahead.

Thanks. I'll leave you guys alone for a bit now.

 

[bob1961]

ya might want to look through these sites..............bob

canada firearms discusstion list......

national firearms assoction.......

 

[GregC]

I went into Canada two Junes ago with rifles and shotguns. Crossed at Montreal. Had no problems at all. The canadians were very nice to us.

No twelve week wait, just a simple form to fill out and I think it was $30

 

[Protrucker]

I've gone to Canada the last two falls for black bear & haven't had any trouble at all taking flintlock, percussion or cartridge rifles. The only bear I've taken so far was with a flintlock. I'll be there again in August. I go into Canada, from New York, across the Thousand Island Bridge. As Windowbender said, There is a form that has to be filled out in triplicate & the fee to pay. Unless you have a shady background there shouldn't be any problem.

 

[mikee51848]

Be advised that in 2007, you will need a passport to get back into the USA. Good idea to carry one now.

 

[The Baron]

Unless you have a shady background there shouldn't be any problem.

Uh Oh.... kidding! :crackup:

For us Canucks, we need to have proof of reason to bring a gun into the US, being either a valid US hunting license or a written invitation from a registered gun club, to attend a shoot. For cartridge guns, there is also 12 weeks wait I guess I'll have to pop by the border and ask, to be sure. Flintlocks are not a registered weapon here in Canada (they are considered an antique, even if of new manufacture) so I was hoping I could come and go freely for a little turkey huting across the line.

And yes, I do have a passport. A lot of guys here complain about that but I am all for it. Our world changed a lot not long ago and I have no problem with tighter border laws. With such a long border we share, I'm surprised it has been so loose for so long. So far, all of my border crossings have been pleasant, both ways. The guards don't exactly have a great sense of humor, but they do their job politely and it's a tough one.

 

[Howard]

With such a long border we share, I'm surprised it has been so loose for so long.

Right. It's no big deal. They're not even asking for visas.

 

[leslie]

Give up some freedom for security and lose both!The passport bit will be just like gun registration the baddies will do very well.

 

[leslie]

Looks like sanity will prevail The passport deal looks like a dead duck.Both Canadians and Us are raising H---Commercial interests on both sides of the border are mad.

 

I know they're raisin cain. Heck the Pres did'nt know about it till last week when he saw it on Discovery Kids news. Hey, Im a Republican, and I very much respect the man, but I could'nt help myself. It'll help the economy, they have already raised the application fees for passports, and I'm sure the forgers will raise theirs also. The cost of being an illegal just went up. Bill

 

[jim gray]

I'd like to be able to hunt with friends in NY and VA, and it sure would be nice to do it without having to plan 3 months ahead.

Have your friends buy an extra gun that you can use when you come to the states. That way you won't have to worry about transporting a flintlock across the border. I don't suppose there is any chance of bringing BP through customs legally, is there?

I have made one or two spur of the moment trips to Canada, but I guess that is a thing of the past.

 

[The Baron]

Have your friends buy an extra gun that you can use when you come to the states. That way you won't have to worry about transporting a flintlock across the border. I don't suppose there is any chance of bringing BP through customs legally, is there?

I will likely be buying an 870 express for my cross-border waterfowl hunts, and leaving it with a buddy. I really want to hunt turkeys with my BP guns, especially the new Caywood. I don't see me buying another Caywood and leaving it down there - I'm not over there THAT much!

As for BP, I just bought 2 lbs. on the south side a few weeks ago and brought it back over the border with no trouble at all. I even told them I had it. :crackup: I assume it would be as easy going into the US with a small amount of BP for hunting. BTW - BP cost me about $17 Canadian per pound, after duty, currency exchange and taxes. A lot better than the $30 + tax = $35 I paid over here on my last pound (and I do mean my LAST pound bought here!).

 

[d.bala]

I bought my flinter in the states and brought it home here to canada with no paper work flinters are considered antique in the states and here you should have no trouble taking it down there to hunt.

 

[Wes/Tex]

A couple years ago I sent a double flint shotgun to a fellow in Canada. No problem at the local drugstore where UPS picks up. A few days later I checked the Tracking # and found it was in Canadian Customs. It sat there a week and was "checked" and "examined" every day. I got a case of it and called UPS and told them to get on with the show. I got the usual "It's not us, it's Canada" routine but told them I gave it to them so they were responsible...either deliveer or refund insured amount plus shipping charges. You can guess what the reply was but I told the yahoo I was on firm legal ground, my uncle the Federal Judge said so. It was out and delivered next day! Some day I'm going to have to get an uncle like that!!!!!!!! :crackup: