Importing airguns into India

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Post by Mack The Knife » Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:49 am

And here's another - fresh from the press. :mrgreen:

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Re: Air Pistol to India

Post by mahesh » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:28 pm

Thanks buddies the information is of great help.

Mack The Knife,

you were mentioning of CO2 cartridges for 150/- or so in Bangalore can u please let me know where exactly I can get those and one more question.
While reading other discussion I got confused wether to bring the pellets along with the gun or not please clarify.

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Post by badshah0522 » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:37 pm

you can bring 2000 pellets.
mahesh";p="9600 wrote: Thanks buddies the information is of great help.

Mack The Knife,

you were mentioning of CO2 cartridges for 150/- or so in Bangalore can u please let me know where exactly I can get those and one more question.
While reading other discussion I got confused wether to bring the pellets along with the gun or not please clarify.

Tahnks
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Re: Air Pistol to India

Post by Mack The Knife » Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:16 pm

Mahesh,

The CO2 capsules are available off and on from most gun shops in Bangalore.

Yes, please bring pellets along with the pistol as good pellets are hard to get in India. For the sort of pistol you are interested in only buy wad-cutters (flat head / match pellets).

Whilst 2000 pellets may be the official limit, friends and my brother have not had a problem bringing back ten tins of 500 pellets at a time. That's a decision you will need to make.

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Re: Air Pistol to India

Post by mahesh » Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:47 pm

Thanks for the valuable information.
I am talking to the airlines hopefully everything works fine.


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Re: Air Pistol to India

Post by Ranjeet Singh » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:04 pm

Mack The Knife Bana";p="9602 wrote:Mahesh,
Whilst 2000 pellets may be the official limit, friends and my brother have not had a problem bringing back ten tins of 500 pellets at a time. That's a decision you will need to make.
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Mahesh,

If the customs want to see what that boxes of dense metal is, then probably you got to pay duty on those, keep the bill handy. And as far my experience goes, they really don't care how many tins you have, 4 or 10 doesn't make much difference.
I have myself got 20 tins on one occassion without any problems..

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Re: Air Pistol to India

Post by Ranjeet Singh » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:08 pm

by the way Mahesh,

Where are you located in Germany, Munich by any chance, I will be there on Friday. And which air pistol are you looking at?

And in anycase, make sure that there is a 'F' Marking in a pentagon on the pistol, which you would know signifies that you do not need any papers for that- This is only while you are flying out of Germany/Europe, because they would check your stuff there once.

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Post by mahesh » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:44 pm

Hi Ranjeet,

I know about F marking in apentagon on pistol but I was not sure how to figure it out. if u can help me out on this and by the way i am in frankfurt.
If u can send me ur contact no of munich I guess i can call u.

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Re: Air Pistol to India

Post by Ranjeet Singh » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:25 pm

mahesh";p="9615 wrote: I know about F marking in apentagon on pistol but I was not sure how to figure it out. if u can help me out on this and by the way i am in frankfurt.
If u can send me ur contact no of munich I guess i can call u.
Hi Mahesh,
The F marking is infact in a Pentagon on the air gun/pistol, just look on the pistol you should find it.

i am leaving tonight to Munich, will send a PM with my contact number

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Post by Mack The Knife » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:27 pm

Bon Voyage, Ranjeet. Suggest you leave a bit early as security has been hightened at the airports today. Call the airline to confirm.

Mahesh you can see the 'F within a pentagon' on my HW45 thread.

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Post by mahesh » Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:56 pm

Hi Ranjeet,

will be waiting for ur PM.

Mack The Knife,
I got it about the F mark I will be checking for it sure.

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Post by kanwar76 » Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:57 pm

Mack The Knife Bana";p="9757 wrote:Bon Voyage, Ranjeet. Suggest you leave a bit early as security has been hightened at the airports today. Call the airline to confirm.

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Yep!! My mom also called me for that.. Its due to 26 Jan i think.

I don't know how customs will react when i land with 5 knives and some Pellets... :roll:

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Post by mahesh » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:07 pm

Any particular reason for the tightend security or just for 26 Jan as mentioned by inder.


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Re: Air Pistol to India

Post by Mack The Knife » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:15 pm

I don't know how customs will react when i land with 5 knives and some Pellets...
Oh shit!!! They are going to throw you behind bars.

Nice knowing you. Byeee!!!

Mahesh, don't get spooked. Bring your air-pistol and act confident at all times. Just don't get cocky or rude. Customs hate that sort of attitude.

The precautions are for out going flights (they are expecting a hijacking. Or atleast that is what I thought I heard), so you have nothing to worry about. Inder is going to jail though. FIVE knives!!! Surely a terrorist of the first water.

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Re: Air Pistol to India

Post by kanwar76 » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:21 pm

Mack The Knife Bana";p="9784 wrote:
I don't know how customs will react when i land with 5 knives and some Pellets...
Oh shit!!! They are going to throw you behind bars.

Nice knowing you. Byeee!!!

Mahesh, don't get spooked. Bring your air-pistol and act confident at all times. Just don't get cocky or rude. Customs hate that sort of attitude.

The precautions are for out going flights (they are expecting a hijacking. Or atleast that is what I thought I heard), so you have nothing to worry about. Inder is going to jail though. FIVE knives!!! Surely a terrorist of the first water.

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Not Five... Six.. I forgot one which Mark is gifting you... :mrgreen::mrgreen:

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