Anyone here a FFL in Alaska?
Or is there anyone on here from alaska that moved there from the lowere 48 and took there fireamrs with them?
I was currious to know whats the easiest hassle free way to transport my personal collection of fireams from the lower 48 up to alaska?
Can you just have a local ffl ship to an alaskan ffl?
How hard is it to transport them with you while crossing through canada?
I guess what I am basicly asking is that if one moves to alaska from the lower 48 whats the easiest way to get your rifles and handguns to where you plan on going, if you plan on driveing to alaska?
I was currious to know whats the easiest hassle free way to transport my personal collection of fireams from the lower 48 up to alaska?
Can you just have a local ffl ship to an alaskan ffl?
How hard is it to transport them with you while crossing through canada?
I guess what I am basicly asking is that if one moves to alaska from the lower 48 whats the easiest way to get your rifles and handguns to where you plan on going, if you plan on driveing to alaska?
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Ship to yourself at your new address. Do not try and take into Canada without the proper paperwork. 0 -
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Aglore is an Alaskan FFL. Although he rarely posts here anymore, you might send him an email. He is a good man.
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Listen to duckhunter..Man damn bout half way smart.Seriously.. 0 -
My nephew moved to Alaska last spring. He talked to the Canadian border officials and they gave him some paperwork to fill out. No problem transporting a longgun thru Canada, but you cannot transport a handgun. Got a buddy up there you can ship the handguns to yourself in care of? Thats legal as long as you ship it yourself and he holds the unopened package for you when it arrives. 0 -
About three or fours years ago the Canadians started charging Americans 50 bucks a pop for "each" firearm transported across their country! It use to not cost anything to carry long guns with you, then they started charging 50 bucks for the lot, and since that did not deter many Americans they hit us for each long gun. Talk about a rip off, that's it. Who knows, today, it might even cost more than $50.00 a firearm. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by kimi
About three or fours years ago the Canadians started charging Americans 50 bucks a pop for "each" firearm transported across their country! It use to not cost anything to carry long guns with you, then they started charging 50 bucks for the lot, and since that did not deter many Americans they hit us for each long gun. Talk about a rip off, that's it. Who knows, today, it might even cost more than $50.00 a firearm.
Not only that, but there is nothing in Canadian law that prevents them from keeping a database of firearms owners. Therefore, when you fill out that paperwork you are registering every gun that you list and registering yourself as a gun owner. Now, I am sure that anyone who has bought a firearm in the US legally is in some database, somewhere, but as of right now, the gun-grabbers (outside of the federal government) can't get to that information. I don't think that Canada has any qualms with giving out that information.
Ship them to yourself. It is perfectly legal.0 -
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My nephew moved to Alaska last spring. He talked to the Canadian border officials and they gave him some paperwork to fill out. No problem transporting a longgun thru Canada, but you cannot transport a handgun. Got a buddy up there you can ship the handguns to yourself in care of? Thats legal as long as you ship it yourself and he holds the unopened package for you when it arrives.
Even if you do not have a buddy, you should be able to ship to yourself via General Delivery if you use USPS as your shipper. And, if you are going to be there when the long guns arrive, then you need to touch base with the local postal personnel and let them know to expect your packages that are on their way addressed to you via their office addressed to General Delivery. If you are not going to be in Alaska when the long guns arrive, address the long gun packages to yourself, then General Delivery, with City/town and Zip, and in bold letters on the lower left face of the package print: Hold for Arrival, and print in the date of your expected arrival. If you fail to do this, your packages will be returned, I think, after they have been held fifteen days.0 -
http://www.panda.com/canadaguns
Take a look at the link above. Good information.
Friend moved to Alaska three years ago. All he had to do was fill out some paper work stating the make, model and serial number of each gun he had packed in the moving van. They did not even want to see the guns just wanted the information on them. Had to give the point of entry, point of exit and route he would be traveling.
I do know that it is rough to get permission to take a pistol into Chanda if you have a CCW.
Did the same at the US border customs to make it easier to get them back into the US (Alaska) without any hassles.0 -
I moved to Alaska in the 80's and back to the lower 48 in 2002. When I moved there I shipped my guns to Great Northern Guns in Anchorage and paid to do the transfer when I got there. I would NOT do that again.
I would ship them UPS RED to myself to my new AK home. Inspite of others advice I would not ID them as guns. I KNOW the risk but the hassle of telling some jerk that it is a gun is way past my ability to deal with. Dissamble them, pack the different parts in different boxes. Use bubble wrap in padded triple wall boxes and ship them as parts. Parts is parts you know.
When I left AK I placed then in gun cases and buried them in the 20' CONEX trailer up under the work bench, enclosed in wood, screwed to the 6X8 legs to prevent damage and/or movement.
Don't even try to take ANYTHING through Canada. The hassle is not worth the effort and it is costly to boot.
That is what I did; your mileage may differ.0 -
bpost: If you are referring to my use of the term 'Long guns" I did that because shipping hand guns via USPS is not allowed, not because I meant it be broadcast to a clerk. I can see now how that could be confusing if one thinks that it is alright to ship a hand gun via USPS under htese circumstances. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by LesWVa
http://www.panda.com/canadaguns
Take a look at the link above. Good information.
Friend moved to Alaska three years ago. All he had to do was fill out some paper work stating the make, model and serial number of each gun he had packed in the moving van. They did not even want to see the guns just wanted the information on them. Had to give the point of entry, point of exit and route he would be traveling.
I do know that it is rough to get permission to take a pistol into Chanda if you have a CCW.
Did the same at the US border customs to make it easier to get them back into the US (Alaska) without any hassles.
Movers like you mention and businesses like FedEx, UPS, and others who might transport via ground across Canadian land obviously have different provedures than would private citizens in POVs.0 -
Dont guess I'll ever get to hunt in Canada![B)] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Nighthawk
Dont guess I'll ever get to hunt in Canada![B)]
Do the airlines prevent hunters from checking the hunting guns to the baggage hold, too,? What about hunters who want to drive in and hunt?0 -
What about transporting them in your vehicle on the marine highway?
Sounds like mailing them to yourself might be the best way.
Thanks for all the information guys and gals. I appriciate it.
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