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Driving into Canada (BC) for a moose hunt
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 2603277" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>Here's a quirk that happened at the Canadian border. We were in the border station filing our usual firearm declaration forms. I was bringing in my Marlin 1895SBL (45-70) that I had brought in many times before. The agent that handled my paperwork stated that the 18.5" barrel was barely legal in Canada and that if it had been 18" it would have been seized. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /></p><p></p><p>Just another incorrect statement made by a BP officer who didn't know his job. To clarify the issue, I called the Canadian Border Patrol office myself. The actual law indicated that rifle barrels couldn't be less than 16.5", and that was only IF they were modified from their original length. Barrels could be even shorter than 16.5" if they were originally manufactured that way.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes, despite all of our best efforts, you just run into problems with all of the rules, regulations and laws that are forever changing. Even BP Officers make mistakes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 2603277, member: 313"] Here's a quirk that happened at the Canadian border. We were in the border station filing our usual firearm declaration forms. I was bringing in my Marlin 1895SBL (45-70) that I had brought in many times before. The agent that handled my paperwork stated that the 18.5" barrel was barely legal in Canada and that if it had been 18" it would have been seized. :oops: Just another incorrect statement made by a BP officer who didn't know his job. To clarify the issue, I called the Canadian Border Patrol office myself. The actual law indicated that rifle barrels couldn't be less than 16.5", and that was only IF they were modified from their original length. Barrels could be even shorter than 16.5" if they were originally manufactured that way. Sometimes, despite all of our best efforts, you just run into problems with all of the rules, regulations and laws that are forever changing. Even BP Officers make mistakes. [/QUOTE]
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