Rifles over .50 caliber

[mdsalern]

Has anyone had difficulty taking their above .50 cal rifle to Africa? Specifically .500ne or .500 Jeffery (.510).
I was reading the guidance faq on the ICE website says calibers up to .50 cal.

Guidance for U.S. Persons Traveling Outside the U.S. with Firearms and/or Ammunition

www.ice.gov

 

[Hunting Hitman]

Has anyone had difficulty taking their above .50 cal rifle to Africa? Specifically .500ne or .500 Jeffery (.510).
I was reading the guidance faq on the ICE website says calibers up to .50 cal.

Guidance for U.S. Persons Traveling Outside the U.S. with Firearms and/or Ammunition

www.ice.gov

No problems at all. I have taken several times to multiple countries in Africa.

HH

 

[zephyr]

Aug took my 505 Gibbs to Zim

 

[Mark A Ouellette]

Gentlemen, Please review the following from the ATF website concerning Destructive Devices:​

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National Firearms Act Definitions​

Destructive Device​

26 U.S.C. § 5845(F)

For the purposes of the National Firearms Act, the term “Destructive Device” means:

• A missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than 1/4 oz.
• Any type of weapon by whatever name known which will, or which may readily be converted to expel a projectile, by the action of an explosive or other propellant, the barrel or barrels of which have a bore greater than one-half inch in diameter.
• A combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a device into a destructive device and from which a destructive device can be readily assembled.

Exemptions:

• A shotgun or shotgun shell which is determined by the Attorney General to be generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes.
• a device which is neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon,
• a device which is designed or redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line-throwing, safety, or similar device,
• surplus ordnance sold, loaded, or given by the Secretary of the Army pursuant to law such as antique, obsolete bronze or iron cannon,
• a device which the Attorney General determines is not likely to be used as a weapon.
• An antique firearm, or
• a rifle which the owner intended to use solely for sporting purposes.

The bottom line is that the US Code allows for rifles larger that .5" bore that have intended sporting purposes. This would include a rifled barreled 12 gauge shotgun and a .577 or .600 Nitro rifle.

 

[mdsalern]

Thank you.