The main thing is that it now costs us as much to send 1kg as 28kg.
So, it is best to club together and buy a few guns, arrange for them to be sent to a local gun shop - then he can send on to you within the USA or you can each go and collect from him. Split the cost.
Any volunteers to handle shipments for me? As a dealer, I buy guns by the half dozen. But as a dealer, I am in this to earn a living, not to make the shipper's day. In other words, I can't pay high bid, plus buyer's premium, plus three or four hundred dollars per gun for shipping, plus customs duty...by the time the gun shows up here, there's no margin left!