S&W 66-1 Holsters and Grips

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Dear Friends,

Since I live in Egypt far away from the USA, I'm suffering from not finding holsters or grips for my S&W 66-1:mad: Even I can't get them from eBay as all sellers accept Paypal which does not work from Egypt. Does anyone know from where can I get them by using Credit Card or Moneybookers?

Thanks a lot in advance :)

Ahmed
 
Have you tried Amazon? The 66-1 is a K-Frame, so grips and holsters are quite plentiful. The primary things that you need to know when ordering these accessories is whether your gun has a round or square butt grip frame (important for grips) and what the barrel length is (important for holsters).

Another possibility for international orders would be Midway USA. While they do not have a dealer in Egypt, one of their European dealers such as Midway France or Midway Spain might be able to ship you the items you're looking for.

http://www.midwayusa.com/General.mvc/Index/international_information
 
I ordered a Sourdough Pancake holster for my S&W M66 from these folks. They accept credit card, checks and money orders. It also appears that they ship international, but they do not list and specifics. You might give them a call or send an email.

http://www.simplyrugged.com/
 
The problem is not in shipping my friend, the problem is in the payment method.
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Most, if not all, of the sellers on Amazon accept credit cards as does Midway (I know because that's how I've always paid when I've ordered from both of those vendors). The reason that I mentioned shipping is that many vendors, especially those dealing with items that may be highly regulated in some locales like firearm-related merchandise, won't ship internationally in order to avoid the potential hassle of local firearms regulations.

As a side note, what are the firearms laws like in Egypt? You're the first member I've come across here that mentioned living there and I've never heard much about firearms laws in that particular part of the world (most of the non-U.S. members here seem to be from Europe though I know of a couple from the Philippines and Pakistan). Of particular interest to me are what changes, if any, have been made to your firearms laws since the situation with President Mubarak last year.
 
4403,

Get Eagle Secret Service Grips.

http://www.eaglegrips.com/guns/

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I highly recommend them.

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Desantis makes great holsters. I'm sure they will take credit cards online.

http://www.desantisholster.com/

Deaf
 
Egyptian Firearms Laws

In Egypt it is only allowed to have pistols, revolvers, shotguns and single action rifles. The laws haven't changed since ages and a person must prove the reason for applying for a fire arm license. Main proofs are like owning a big farms, a merchant who carries cash, having big size property, being a reputable businessman, shooting sportsmen, etc. Criminal records MUST be checked thoroughly. Since a person obtains a purchase order for any of the above mentioned types, he can buy from an authorized dealer or from any one who has a license. After the purchase he goes to his neighborhood police station to register the weapon and record its particulars, then issue him a temporary permit for carrying a weapon till they issue him the digital license. The maximum number of weapons on a license should not exceed 3 pieces, one for defense, one for shooting and one for hunting. Only registered members in the Egyptian Shooting Union as FIRST category shooters can have a fourth piece on the license, either extra one for hunting or shooting. Automatic weapons are prohibited, but some people specially in Upper Egypt have them illegally. The penalty of carrying non licensed weapon could be imprisonment for a period up to 25 years, specially if it is a stolen military or police weapon. Only Egyptians can apply for weapons licenses and diplomats are exempted from that. Prices here are crazy for licensed weapons and ammo, my S&W 66-1 costed me more than $ 6,000 :mad: A 38 special bullet cost about $ 10 each :eek: and up to $ 17 for the .357 magnum. A new Sig X5 cost around $ 30,000. All the prices are in US Dollars :mad: You can't get except 50 rounds for each piece every 3 months, unless if you are a member of the shooting union. I have lived in the USA before and I know that prices are much much much lower :D
Cheers guys and many thanks for your help
 
Welcome from the far-away USA. If you look on gunbroker, you can filter your search results by international shipping. You can usually pay by credit card there as well. If anything, most of the smaller companies will respond well to an email or phone call to arrange something for you. Try calling simply rugged and eagle to see what they say.

Chewie
 
My New Fairly Used S&W 66-1 :)

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Is it in a good condition??
 

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I have a feeling the guns and ammo cost so much in Egypt due to many 'import' requirements, stamps, approvals, paperwork, middlemen, etc...

I bet the import permits take a lawyer to figure out as well as months of delays. Governments that don't want you to have weapons can do lots to make it very difficult by putting layers and layers of permits and restrictions. Go look at what it takes to get a CCW in NYC (hint.. you first have to get a permit to purchase a pistol and there are police background checks just for that.)

Deaf
 
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