Importing Firearms from the US

[MadTrapper]

I decided with the high dollar to try to import a rifle from the US, This is how i made out in case you might want to give it a try. I bought an unfired Sako 75 in 7mm08 off a gun auction for $985!!! on march 7th. With exchange at a 1.05, money order and shipping costs the price came to $1053.80 my importation costs were $195 plus shipping taxes etc for a total of $309.08. My total landed price was $1362.88 and the rifle arrived on friday after about 9 weeks. Thought this interest might interest some of you considering trying to save a dollar or buying a rifle you can't find at home i believe there is some money that can be saved but one has to be patient waiting for its arrival.

P.S. A new comparable sako 85 hunter is listed on wholesale at $1799.95 plus tax.

[flint]

Originally Posted by MadTrapper

I decided with the high dollar to try to import a rifle from the US, This is how i made out in case you might want to give it a try. I bought an unfired Sako 75 in 7mm08 off a gun auction for $985!!! on march 7th. With exchange at a 1.05, money order and shipping costs the price came to $1053.80 my importation costs were $195 plus shipping taxes etc for a total of $309.08. My total landed price was $1362.88 and the rifle arrived on friday after about 9 weeks. Thought this interest might interest some of you considering trying to save a dollar or buying a rifle you can't find at home i believe there is some money that can be saved but one has to be patient waiting for its arrival.

Good to know,yaa cant go wrong with a Sako Firearm,great looking gun!!!

There are so many nice firearms down south for great prices,were getting ripped off up here.Mind you a weatherby mark v in australia cost about $5000.00 so maybe its not that bad???

[whitetail Junkie]

Originally Posted by MadTrapper

I decided with the high dollar to try to import a rifle from the US, This is how i made out in case you might want to give it a try. I bought an unfired Sako 75 in 7mm08 off a gun auction for $985!!! on march 7th. With exchange at a 1.05, money order and shipping costs the price came to $1053.80 my importation costs were $195 plus shipping taxes etc for a total of $309.08. My total landed price was $1362.88 and the rifle arrived on friday after about 9 weeks. Thought this interest might interest some of you considering trying to save a dollar or buying a rifle you can't find at home i believe there is some money that can be saved but one has to be patient waiting for its arrival.

P.S. A new comparable sako 85 hunter is listed on wholesale at $1799.95 plus tax.

awesome Rifle,good price,you can still get the odd deal on firearms in alberta,I bought this sako 85 bavarian ,300wsm at shooting edge in calgary last spring for $1500 tax included,however I was there yesterday and they got 4 bavarians in stock and they are all priced @ $1999.00 plus tax.I dont know what they were when they sold me the rifle I bought??? (lol) either way heck of a nice 7mm-08 you got,congrats!!!

[elkhunter11]

There are some good deals South of the border,if you are willing to shop around and wait for the paperwork to clear.I use Clay at Prophet River to import the guns for me.

[300wmonly]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

There are some good deals South of the border,if you are willing to shop around and wait for the paperwork to clear.I use Clay at Prophet River to import the guns for me.

ive found the biggest saveings to be on up grades like scopes.I have a leupold mk 4 8.5x25x50 that i paid 1350 for in the us here its 2000 plus. I also use Clay at prophet river, nice guy and helped me out a lot. My last bolt gun was purchased in the US and I had it in 3 weeks. Saved some on the gun but mast of the saveings came when I got the rifle as a deployment package rifle gun tools cleaning kit scope and case easly 1000 cheeper then i could have found in canada

[ram crazy]

Congrats on your factory fired Sako it will give you years of reliability and accuracy.