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advice needed to import a shotgun

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  • 13-11-2008 11:17pm
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    smc001
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭


    hi


    i have moved back to ireland from the UK and I left my shotgun over there until i received my irish license which i now have, my trouble now is finding a courier company etc that will ship it over to me, has anyone used a courier company to do this? DHL etc will not ship a firearm.

    any help appreciated

    S


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    bunny shooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭bunny shooter


    Might be easier to get your local gun dealer to import it for ya?


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    meathstevie
    Registered Users Posts: 4,772 ✭✭✭meathstevie


    Never mind courriers and firearm dealers. Just book a return flight with Aer Lingus and bring it as luggage. The only thing you have to do is notify them that you'll be checking in a firearm and make sure it's in a secure case. At Dublin Airport you'll have to go to the Aer Lingus service desk in the luggage hall and they'll organise it for you to receive the gun from, I think, customs.

    The cost as far as I remember and if it's still the same as when I brought my Merkel over from Belgium was €25 on top of the cost of the flight. Check their website, it's the same price as for a golf bag.


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    pullandbang
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    Tricky one because none of the courier companies will transport firearms for individuals. However, when I got mine brought over last year, the shop marked the parcel as "Electrical Equipment" and I got it no bother.


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    Traumadoc
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    Call a gun shop in the uk and ask them who they get to courier firearms.


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