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Santiago
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Pellet guns?
I pretty sure this has been discussed before but I can't find the thread.
I want to take my .20cal air rifle to Baja (pump-up, not CO2):
1. I seem to remember that there was a caliber size restriction, the .177 and the .20 OK but the .22 not?
2. Is it better to bury it way deep and play dumb or have it in plain view?
donkey shame
[Edited on 6-29-2014 by Santiago]
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Speaking of BB guns (close enough). I found that if you shot one on the Cortez at a low angle that bb would skip across the water like crazy.
Sometimes hitting the rocks on the opposite bank. The gulls always have a puzzled look.
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woody with a view
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stash it.
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
stash it. |
Yes, I was going to do that; but is it legal?
By the way, I bet I can reach your windows with just 5 pumps......
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Can you buy one in baja? The thought of taking it across the border makes me nervous.
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
stash it. |
Yes, I was going to do that; but is it legal?
By the way, I bet I can reach your windows with just 5 pumps...... |
anything under .22 cal is legal. being the new kid on the block i guess i should expect some harassment now and then.
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I have a couple for sale if anyone interested.
.177 Steyr Match CO2 Gas pistol with full set of spares
.177 Feinwerkbau 65 Match pistol
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Santiago
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I received the following via U2U - I have edited some personal items out.
1. I live in XX and own XX pellet rifles and XX pistols. All rifles were purchased in the town I live in.
2. Pellet guns in both .177 and .22 are sold here by wallmart and at least 3 sporting goods stores.
3. they come with documentation stating they are not a firearm and do not require registration and are legal in all of Mexico. Also states they may
be carried openly in your car or truck.
In a nut shell the pellet guns are legal in all respects here.
Has anyone used the cleaning pellets before? Curious on if they are worth it.
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larryC
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Jim
I asked the police chief in town and he said yes they are legal, you just can't shoot at people with them. Darn, I got it to keep Kiki at bay. Anyway
I asked about restricted calibres and he said no restrictions. It is not a firearm and in Mexico is considered a toy. When I brought it down I hid it
just to avoid the hassels. Mine is a 25 caliber PCP and is very accurate at 50 yards. On a trip to Mexico city last year I saw a store with lots of
them in their window for sale.
HTH
Larry
Jim
Here is the link to the last time the question was asked and scroll down to my response and go to that web page and check out the frequently asked
questions.
Larry
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=69125#pid8421...
[Edited on 6-29-2014 by larryC]
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I have brought 3 airguns down and didn't try to hide them. I left them in the original boxes pretty much in the open. All were 177's and the last one
a PCP. I have seen springers at the larger stores here in 22 & 177.
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Just put it on you dash, it's legal
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| Quote: | Originally posted by larryC
Jim
I asked the police chief in town and he said yes they are legal, you just can't shoot at people with them. Darn, I got it to keep Kiki at bay. Anyway
I asked about restricted calibres and he said no restrictions. It is not a firearm and in Mexico is considered a toy. When I brought it down I hid it
just to avoid the hassels. Mine is a 25 caliber PCP and is very accurate at 50 yards. On a trip to Mexico city last year I saw a store with lots of
them in their window for sale.
HTH
Larry
Jim
Here is the link to the last time the question was asked and scroll down to my response and go to that web page and check out the frequently asked
questions.
Larry
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=69125#pid8421...
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Thanks Larry:
Good thread at a good time ,
I was just wondeing if my Benjamin Marauder .25 would pass muster
I would gladly leave it at home if I knew I could find one in mex.
Any info available????
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they are everywhere....sorianas sells them, all the big stores sell them.....but for a premium price....i'd STILL stash it so no hassle....but i have
three of them down here i brought down with no problem.
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last week I saw a used pellet rifle for sale at a swap meet in Tijuana. Not that I would take his opinion as informed but I asked the seller his
opinion of legality and he said it's legal in your house but not on the street. He said if you need to take it somewhere just put it in a guitar
case. I found that comical but now I wonder what's in guitar cases on the streets. 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by larryC
Jim
I asked the police chief in town and he said yes they are legal, you just can't shoot at people with them. Darn, I got it to keep Kiki at bay.
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Kiki is a sea slug-go ahead and get 'em
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I have been thinking about bringing my pellet rifle to Baja for some time now. I wound up bring a wrist rocket instead on my last trip down.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalearner
last week I saw a used pellet rifle for sale at a swap meet in Tijuana. Not that I would take his opinion as informed but I asked the seller his
opinion of legality and he said it's legal in your house but not on the street. He said if you need to take it somewhere just put it in a guitar
case. I found that comical but now I wonder what's in guitar cases on the streets. |
I hope most people here saw "Mariachi" movie  - quite a lot you can fit in that
guitar case.
That swap meet seller probably meant that it's illegal on the street because it's expensive and cops are not paid too well in Mexico.
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OK it begs the question- what are you going to shoot it at in Baja?
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I think Kiki came up, no?
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larryC
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cliffy
OK it begs the question- what are you going to shoot it at in Baja? |
So far the only thing I have shot it at are paper targets. It'll shoot less than 1" groups at 50 yards on a calm windless day. if the horses come back
this year trampling everything in the yard and breaking my plumbing i'll see what a 1/4" slug does to their rump.
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