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bajabuddha
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Airguns in Baja
We all know about guns and Mexico, but i understand that airguns (BB guns) are legal. However, i'm scared to death to bring one down with all the
military puesto de controls... do you leave it in plain sight, or hide it deep and dirty? Anyone have any experiences with our wonderful and
efficient allied soldados with this?
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Plain sight and unloaded. The .177 is legal and it is sold in Mexico. Sure, a soldado may get curious and raise his eyebrows. The magic reply is
"Ratas!" It'll bring a chuckle. On the mainland when I travel with an air rifle I roll up some targets and rubber-band them and lay them next to the
rifle and pellets. I feel if I try and hide the weapon it raises too much curiosity. But I hide it well or take it into the hotel room with me at
night or when restauranting. Highly sought-after theft item.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
The .177 is legal and it is sold in Mexico. |
I've seen them for sale in Com-Mex. I'll bet WalMart has them as well.
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sancho
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The above posters have a lot more accurate opinion
than me, but I'm is the category of hinky, paronid
when driving in Mex, and would never give the
Mex Army checkpoint personal a reason to question
me or interrupt regs
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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What do you do walk through the Puesto de Controles buck naked?
I mean you want to give them n-o reason to doubt you have weapons or contraband...
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabuddha
... do you leave it in plain sight, or hide it deep and dirty? |
I wouldn't leave it in plain sight. That's just an invitation for deep inspection.
On the other hand, I wouldn't make an obvious effort to conceal it. You have to find that middle ground. 
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edm1
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I think it's legal, that in 2011 I brought my .22 cal multi-shot pneumatic powered 12-in barreled pistola. 1000 fps with 22 grain lead pellets. Did
some target shooting in La Paz. I placed it, along with the 4500psi carbon fiber tank, at the bottom of the wardrobe closet of the motorhome. I also
had the 37mm flare gun and shells there. The motorhome was inspected 4 times during that trip and there wasn't any mention of it.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by edm1
I think it's legal, that in 2011 I brought my .22 cal multi-shot pneumatic powered 12-in barreled pistola. 1000 fps with 22 grain lead pellets.
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It's my understanding that they draw the line between .177 and .22 caliber. That may be why I've never seen the .22 in the stores.....only the .177.
Glad you didn't get jambed up over it.
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sancho
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| Quote: | | I also had the 37mm flare gun and shells |
I am under the IMPRESSION that to carry a flare gun,
one is suppose to have a boat of some kind, don't
know what qualifies as a boat, kayak? Not to say you
didn't have a craft. That one
just can't pack a flare gun in a vehicle without some
sort of a craft. I wouldn't expect the Army guys to
be up to the letter on such things, it's Mex
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bajaguy
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Flare Gun
I keep my 12 gauge Olin flare gun and flares in with my first aid kit.....never had a problem
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Lee
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
I keep my 12 gauge Olin flare gun and flares in with my first aid kit.....never had a problem |
I keep mine on the back of the front passenger seat in my vehicle. Bright orange box that's never been questioned.
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DENNIS
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Well...here we go again with the same topic, "Is it legal" and we come up with the same results, "who really knows?"
Problem is, laws aren't specifically written to tell us what is legal. Normally they only cover that which is illegal.
Soooo....if we accumulate every item known to man, and put them in a pile......then take out everything deemed illegal, what we have left is legal.
Then...all we have to deal with is about a billion different interpretations of terms by a million different experts.
Simple...huh.
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bajamoosey
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airguns are legal in all calibres airgunsmexico.com sells in calibres up to 22 and there is another company selling even larger calibres in mexico
trying to convince a police officer of this could be another matter .
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woody with a view
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i once got questioned about 5 seal bombs on the consol. i handed one to the army guy and said feliz ano nuevo and drove off....
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aguachico
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these checkpoints have been setup for about two years now. They are not only DUI, but they are for papers/registration of the car. The papers do the
most damage as you will see many cars on the flatbed with expired CA plates.
I passed thru one, climbing the hillnext to plaza monarca, after a long night at pulgas. The guy asked me had I been drinking, I said "more dancing
then drinking". He waved me thru.
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Pescador
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BB, I bought an airgun with scope and the works in CA and left the box right on top of everything. It was seen a couple jillion times on the way
south and there was very little, if any, comment.
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larryC
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I just looked at the airgunsmexico web site noted above and on the site they have a FAQ page. One of the questions is (in spanish) do I need special
permission to buy a air rifle or pistol? the answer is: No permission is necessary to own or transport since these are not firearms.
Here is the link: http://co2airgunsmexico.com/new/?page_id=1223
On their site they sell hand guns and rifles in calibers from 177 to 9mm. They also sell the pcp pellet rifles. I have one in .25 caliber, almost as
powerful as a 22 long rifle.
This probably isn't legal proof that all air guns are legal in Mexico, but it is interesting.
Larry
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monoloco
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I'd Recommend This Model
Just keep it on the front seat next to you.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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chuckie
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I have an old Benjamin .177...I'm bringing it down...look out doves....
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bajagrouper
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I asked a Federal Policeman if pellet rifles were ok in Mexico and he said
in Mexico we consider them toys............
I hear the whales song
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