I can mail by Canada post and get full insurance.
But as far as I know, if the parcel is seized by US Customs, the insurance is void. From my calls to US Customs and BATF, this is a possibility. What we are deALING WITH IS bureaucracy, paranoia and ignorance. When I phoned BATF in Washington DC, I was told a Form 6 is necessary; I don't believe it nor do you, and probably it is not necessary. But they might; and its their decision,Ever tried to argue with bureaucracy? the left hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.
I could have got cute, and mailed the mags in a curled up magazine and marked it magazine, but why take the chance?
Has anyone done a Form 6? Is it painful?the BATF Inspector i spoke with,who seemed reasonable to me, said there would be no problem, and he added "better safe than sorry". Nobody wants valuable historic magazines to be seized and perhaps destroyed. We are only temporary custodians of history
It may be for the best that the 2 spare mags are kept with the Musgrave Luger. Last weekend I visited the Musgrave section of St peter's Anglican Church near Duncan. I have more details of Robert Musgrave (birth and death dates) and can pursue through the local archives. He comes from a prominent local family.
Wes- will you post the picture for those following the Musgrave story?
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Don Beasley
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