Flying with reloading components?

Nkawu

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I am going on a weeks break to South Africa from Zambia (working here). I want to buy some Rhino 375 and 30-06 bullets and take them back to the UK with me at the end of my Zambia project. I am planning on putting them in my checked luggage.

Has anyone experienced any problem doing this? I won’t have any brass, primers, propellant etc, just a few pointy lumps of lead and copper. Flying SAA to Joburg and back to Lusaka, then Emirates to London at end of November.

Thanks in advance.
 
I wish you luck, I thought of doing the same thing except that I live in the States. Legal importation of Rhinos or any other bullet manufactured in a foreign country requires an Importers License. From a cost perspective, it just wasn't feasible. Getting caught trying to sneak a few into the UK might be a lot more expensive.
 
I wish you luck, I thought of doing the same thing except that I live in the States. Legal importation of Rhinos or any other bullet manufactured in a foreign country requires an Importers License. From a cost perspective, it just wasn't feasible. Getting caught trying to sneak a few into the UK might be a lot more expensive.

Fair point. Don’t want any trouble coming my way.
 
I am going on a weeks break to South Africa from Zambia (working here). I want to buy some Rhino 375 and 30-06 bullets and take them back to the UK with me at the end of my Zambia project. I am planning on putting them in my checked luggage.

Has anyone experienced any problem doing this? I won’t have any brass, primers, propellant etc, just a few pointy lumps of lead and copper. Flying SAA to Joburg and back to Lusaka, then Emirates to London at end of November.

Thanks in advance.

Yes, my concern as a citizen of the U.S. would be my government. I'd amplify that if I was from the U.K. I think if I were you, I'd get in contact with whoever you currently source your components from and see what they can do to help and/or guide you.
 
Shipping or carrying any firearms related stuff into and out of USA is clearly a very bureaucratic matter. Other countries is a different matter.
 

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