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Which australian shop has the best range of scopes and best service? Won't be importing as my brother inlaw lives there so will ship to him before me. Looking to spend around $1300 max on a dial up scope. Was looking at vortex but now I'm not sure. Am not interested in leupold anymore. Maybe zeiss hd5. I see they do one in 3-15x50. Anyone had experience with these? Do they dial well?
Cheers Dan
You need a Restricted Goods Permit to export any firearm accessories from Australia, including scopes.
Permit is free.
Fines if you are caught without a permit can be severe.
Might be better to export from EU or USA.
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cheers for that. Do I need it if my brother inlaw repackages and send it to me?
ask Magnum Sports, they seem to have no issue with it from what they told me
I have sent a few scopes out of Australia to Austria for repairs. No export forms and no issues. I think it is only needed for rifles etc. maybe wrong however. To you question. Magnum sports for leupold and zeiss products. A had 5 will be 1000 to 1100 A$. Bought a 3 to 15 x 42 this year for 1050 ish target turret model.
Swaros are same price every, sold on agency model like Miele washing machines.
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should read HD5
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"Swaros are same price every, sold on agency model like Miele washing machines.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dicko
""Swaros are same price every, sold on agency model like Miele washing machines""
what you mean by this exactly ??
Retailers are not allowed to discount. I believe they get paid a commission on the sale and may not own the stock. This is how Miele operates.
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Sorry cock you lost me ????
Sorry cock you lost me ????
Cock is not meant 2b an offensive word towards you - it’s just my part PB (purely British) back grounding
Don't worry about the mechanism, it just comes down to no difference in price across all swar
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Cont ....Swarovski dealers here
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Zeiss HD5 dial is very good in my opinion.
Simple lift to unlock.
Dials seem accurate.
Only 17moa available with the zero stop.
But good for along way on my 308.
Zoom is firm but smooth.
Nice clear optics and easy to focus and good parralax.
I run the HD 5 5-25 for LR stuff. Zero stop gets me to just on 800 yrds on a good day.Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
700+ in the winter. With 200 yrd zero.
500+ for the .308?
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Magnum Sports are reputable.
Another vote for Magnum sports - would do well to find cheaper prices on scopes (zeiss, kahles, nightforce) in Australia. Always had very good service from them.
Sweet. Will look at magnum sports. As I said will send my bro in law and get him to re package so I don't get stung with gst. Do I need to worry about an import permit for scopes?
Yes, an export permit may still be required. A Defence Export Permit (Not a RGP as I previously stated), is required to export any firearm accessories from Australia (with some exceptions).Quote:
Originally Posted by 300wsm for life
These include:
- exports of five (5) or more firearms;
- unaccompanied exports; for example, goods being exported as cargo or by courier;
- exports of any amount of higher-risk or military firearms including their parts, accessories, and ammunition. This includes firearms referred to as Category C and D under State and Territory legislation, firearms over 0.50” (12.7mm) calibre and all automatic firearms;
- any firearm parts, accessories, sights, ammunition, magazines, etc, being exported without firearms; and
- firearms being exported for the purpose of repair, return, sales or as a gift.
Some scopes do not require an export permit under ML1:
PART 1 Munitions List
d. Detachable cartridge magazines, sound suppressors or moderators, special gun-mountings, optical weapons sights and flash suppressors for arms specified by ML1.a., ML1.b. or ML1.c.
Note: ML1.d. does not apply to optical weapon sights without electronic image processing, with a magnification of 9 times or less, provided they are not specially designed or modified for military use, or incorporate any reticles specially designed for military use.
Do people and companies export things without a permit? Yes. Is it legal? Often no.
People have been prosecuted for exporting rifle slings from Australia. So is it worth the risk? I'll leave that up to you. Just providing you a heads up.
I've purchased from magnum sports no problem... I got a Bushnell XRS milr with 33% off! less Australian gst, and it missed the NZ gst coming in... bargain!
I never got a permit, but does not mean Magnum sports didn't...
Magnum Sports I would imagine would already sort it or have an overall export permit. I will get one sorted once I decide on scope. Like the look of the Vortex PST gen 2 3-15x44. Just waiting to hear back to see if they stock them as they are not listed on their site. Not sure if I will take the gamble with customs nz and GST.
I bought a zeiss HD5 3-15 x42 with target turrets from Magnum sports a while back cost me $1099AU and were excellent to deal with and great service, but I live in Perth though.!
I plan on putting it on a 308 when I return to nz.
Be aware some of the above named businesses in Aussie have been asked/told by the NZ distributors for those products...not to export them to NZ, would suspect its due to what gets posted on the various nz hunting forums....
The shops won't be posting to me. Will send scope to aussie address then foward to me.
Like the night force distributor? Pretty anti competitive. I could literally but 2 of the same scopes in Australia for the price of one in Nz a while back. Either that or just the one and personally fly it back to Australia and hand delivery it for repair should I ever need it, and still have money in the bank compared to buying in Nz.... Extortion...Quote:
Originally Posted by matagouri
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Why bother? Zeiss HD5 @ Taihape sports last time i checked was $1500
Depends on what HD5Quote:
Originally Posted by Timmay
If tis the Conquest HD5 2-10x42 Plex - its 100$ to much - BUT - if its the HD5 5-25x50 Varmint (85) Lockable Turrets - thens its a BARGAIN :thumbsup:
Some of the nz distributors own the rights to distribution in Aussie.Quote:
Originally Posted by matagouri
Looked at the hd5 but the 5-25 is to big. As I will be using it for all round I need a lower end of 3 or 4 power. I know zeiss do one with a 42mm lense but am thinking that the extra light gained will be negligible over a 40mm. Or am I wrong? Have looked through a 42,44 and 50mm scope. I couldn't see any difference through the day between the 40 and 42mm ones. But the picture through the 44 and 50 were nicer. 50 is to big so I have settled for the 44mm. I know it limits choice but that is what I want. Starting to change my mind regarding leupold had a look through the vx5 hd and it was quite nice. I like the smaller turret height. My question is what range can you effectively dial to on these. I won't be using the cds just standard dial.
Any of them are $1500 the 2-10 was $1350 IIRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarvo
Yep youve cracked in one wildman.....totally agree with your comment!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildman