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Is it legal to ship a 5rd sks mag to Canada? Thanks Dennis

From where? Probably. With the exception of the SMLE and the Garand, magazine capacity in Centerfire Rifle in Canada is restricted by law to 5 rd. (so many smle around with the 10 rd box, and it's a boltgun, and the garand with the spring clip...) Shipping the rifle, on the other hand, will take some paperwork and research. Walter

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#Is it legal to ship a 5rd sks mag to Canada? #Thanks Dennis

Yup. As long as the value is under $100.00 U.S. These are uncontrolled parts.

I've brought rifles into Canada from the US (a Lee Enfield) and Britain (an Enfield Enforcer). It's not difficult, but it is time-consuming.

Basically, the shipper must get an export license from the Office of Defense Exports in the State Dept. This requires a form letter he writes up, and a form that gets filled out. You then submit the required number of copies.

Before you do THAT, you'll need an import license from the Dept. of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Canada. Again, there's a form to be filled out. The officer in charge is actually Clive Law, a published authority on Browning HiPower pistols, and a very friendly gentleman.

You get the Canadian import license, and that gets sent to State along with the request for the export license. When that's granted, you're good to go. You can take the rifle as checked baggage or ship it, although not all shippers will carry firearms (I've done both).

Total time: the Canadian license takes about 4-6 weeks; the US license, about the same. Allow 3 months for the paperwork. One irritating wrinkle: when the rifle comes into Canada, it may be held pending inspection by a firearms-qualified Customs officer, and that can take a while; and you'll be paying storage charges every day you wait. In my case, it took 3 days for Customs to find a firearms-qualified agent, cost me $90 total.