Help importing parts to the US?

[alanint]

For most gun parts you will need to file an ATF form 6 to import them. It is a pain but it is not a difficult process. Go to the ATF website and search for the form. There will be instructions on when and how to complete and submit it.

[Shadowsix]

David,

Thank you very much for your advice, I will definitely heed it when I acquire it (in a few weeks when they are back). When it comes to this I am definitely up for a challenge. They want $200 (plus $25 for the DOJ transfer) but if I can I'll try to get them down further otherwise I don't mind spending $200 for an experiment.

Also I may have made it sound worse than it is, the outside is actually in good shape. The bore, breech-block (firing pin & extractor intact), & toggle are not bad either. The ramp has a small lite scratch (that I think I can easily buff out) but otherwise looks good. The chamber has a few nicks around the outside but not bad. The magazine body is what looks rough (but that could be superficial). I'll try to replace it but first see if it works anyway.

If it turns out to be an impossible task then I will part it out so others can have access to it parts.

Thanks again,
Ross

[ithacaartist]

Ross,

The 2 La's I acquired averaged just that amount. I was envisioning a real dog of a piece.

The chamber's rearmost rim is quite sharp on these, and I think it helps to break and smooth it a little, particularly at the top, by the extractor cut, where it's like a gouge. The noses of slightly errant rounds sometimes catch on this, and if the round doesn't wedge itself in the action once the tip is caught, it will shave off little crescents of lead as the round goes by into the chamber. I'd noticed quite a pile of these on the floor of the action after coaxing a handful of mags through it.

This evening I've corresponded with the seller of a La22 mag I bought. He used to work for the importer and has more parts available for me in a week or two, including--now, get this--a factory magazine alignment mandrel! I'd begun to fabricate one myself, but this will save a lot of effort, and perhaps yield better results. So, don't scrap that mag if it's a bummer; it looks like I'd be able to deal with it after I score this tool.

DP

[Shadowsix]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Ross,
--now, get this--a factory magazine alignment mandrel! I'd begun to fabricate one myself, but this will save a lot of effort, and perhaps yield better results. So, don't scrap that mag if it's a bummer; it looks like I'd be able to deal with it after I score this tool.

DP

David,

Thank you for your advice on the chamber, I will definitely try that also once I acquire it (& test it)! Very cool about the mandrel and if needed I'd definitely send the mag out to you.

Ross