ParcelForce was until recently was the shipper for many of the UK shops that exported guns to individual customers in the US. I purchased several antique guns(in England this means pre-1897) from R.Bamford, Pantiles Vinage Gun Shop, and others. They were delivered to my door and as I remeber the shipping was $200 US or less.
ParcelForce stopped shipping guns recently while I was in the middle of purchasing an old Rigby sidelock. In this case John Foster was doing the shipping and their only option was air freight. This cost closer to $500. The only bright side was that the gun was shipped to my local airport and clearing it through customs went smoothly.
The bottom line is that, with the dollar so weak against the pound and shipping so expensive the UK, there are few bargains.
John
