TRYING TO BUY IN FRANCE!

Well, that is the aim BUT I am having some serious problems in finding Enfields for sale here in France.
First, some background in case anyone thinks  I am mad.

Military Caliber weapons here are Category 1 and Category 4. This means lots of hoops to leap through and paper to stamp. It also involves the local police.
Civilian or Hunting caliber weapons are Category 5 and easy to acquire and mean NO paperwork except a registration that is easy to do.

I am trying to find an Enfield here in what is called .303 sporting. This is basically a .303 British case that is shortened by 3.6mm overall and takes a charge that is 20% less than a .303 British.

I have been looking around and I can only find one company that has any stock and today they said they only had one No1 MkIII* and once sold they would not be getting any more. At 510€ / $810 its expensive. ( A No:4 in the UK is about $450! )

I am more interested to buy a No:4 and just wondered if ANYONE on the site knows of a source in France that I could contact for some help.

http://www.euroarms.net/EFD/index.htm

This where you mean I think. I have been trying to find someone who would import them but no joy so far. The contacts that Euroarms give in France all say they don't deal with Italy.

Have a look at the Belgian suppliers. They may have something. A lot of the lads who have what is now classed as section 5 ( banned weapons in the UK now) shifted their stuff to Belgium where the regulations aren't as draconian as they are here in the uk.

Sorry I can't be of more help mate but decent enfields are like hens teeth round here at the moment.

Just outa curiosity, how easy/difficult is it for folks outside the US to buy US made mil-surps?  I only ask because it sure seems like we have access to a lot of non-US weapons for relatively little money, but US made weapons cost us a boat-load of money.

I am going to try and contact Cornet & Co, Brusseles as they appear to be Euroarms agents for the Italian Enfields

I got a reply today - that's another idea shot to hell

i think if he does he should just stay - he would be in milsurp heaven , seriously im wishing there was an easy way to get the dilema resolved , but as long as governments conmtinue to regulate and take the guns of lawabeiding citizens only the criminals will have them

Eric. Most US milsurps of ww2 vintage are either auto or semi auto and they are banned in the uk. I have seen the odd springfield around but prices are through the roof so there isn't much of a market for them here.