My cousin is planning to visit me here in Thailand and wants to bring me a pellet gun. Not sure if its legal or not or anything we need to know. Any help would be great.

They can be purchased in thailand. Bringing them in the country,I don't have any idea.

Depends where he's coming from; if it's the US or UK don't even think about it.

No idea what the laws are on bringing one into Thailand but for sure, as the very minimum, he will be stopped and either it will be confiscated or have to pay import duty and maybe various 'fines'.

Having said that, where's a good place to buy one in BKK or KK?

He will be coming from the US, he's determined to bring it so maybe he'll get luck and they won't check his bags. If not some Thai customs guy will be the proud owner of a pellet gun!! Not being a "firearm" I hope he can't get into any trouble, that wouldn't be good.

Its not illegal to own a pellet gun in Thailand, its illegal to import one without permission though - for importation purposes it is considered a firearm. You can imagine whats going to happen when that comes up on the scanner at the airport. Darwin Award.

Sapahn kwai (sorry for the spelling) is a good place to buy bb guns in BKK. I bought mine 5 years ago and its still in good shape. Just clean it at a shop every so often.

He will be coming from the US, he's determined to bring it so maybe he'll get luck and they won't check his bags. If not some Thai customs guy will be the proud owner of a pellet gun!! Not being a "firearm" I hope he can't get into any trouble, that wouldn't be good.

the gun will never reach Thailand and your cousin will miss his flight!

Sapahn kwai (sorry for the spelling) is a good place to buy bb guns in BKK. I bought mine 5 years ago and its still in good shape. Just clean it at a shop every so often.

the pellet guns available in Thailand are a joke as far as their capacity is concerned.

If I understood an "Airsoft BB pistol" salesman correctly, there is a max projectile velocity that makes most "pellet" rifles illegal. Just don't let him do it. He will be sorry. Buy a slingshot. You can buy pellet rifles here, and they're still not legal. (Without a permit.) My understanding, again.

If I understood an "Airsoft BB pistol" salesman correctly, there is a max projectile velocity that makes most "pellet" rifles illegal. Just don't let him do it. He will be sorry. Buy a slingshot. You can buy pellet rifles here, and they're still not legal. (Without a permit.) My understanding, again.

you don't need a permit if the muzzle velocity is within the allowed range. that's why i call those guns, which are available over the counter without a permit, a joke. the same applies to gas-powered pellet pistpols. their projectiles don't fly for more than 10m straight and then enter a ballistic curve.

If I understood an "Airsoft BB pistol" salesman correctly, there is a max projectile velocity that makes most "pellet" rifles illegal. Just don't let him do it. He will be sorry. Buy a slingshot. You can buy pellet rifles here, and they're still not legal. (Without a permit.) My understanding, again.

you don't need a permit if the muzzle velocity is within the allowed range. that's why i call those guns, which are available over the counter without a permit, a joke. the same applies to gas-powered pellet pistpols. their projectiles don't fly for more than 10m straight and then enter a ballistic curve.

10m might be enough for a small soi dog.

Methinks will seek something more effective.

Sapahn kwai (sorry for the spelling) is a good place to buy bb guns in BKK. I bought mine 5 years ago and its still in good shape. Just clean it at a shop every so often.

the pellet guns available in Thailand are a joke as far as their capacity is concerned.

Im not really sure about pellet guns but the bb/airsoft guns sold here are fine. Most are imported anyways and then modified to perform nicely. Just have to know where to go and what to buy.

Sapahn kwai (sorry for the spelling) is a good place to buy bb guns in BKK. I bought mine 5 years ago and its still in good shape. Just clean it at a shop every so often.

the pellet guns available in Thailand are a joke as far as their capacity is concerned.

Im not really sure about pellet guns but the bb/airsoft guns sold here are fine. Most are imported anyways and then modified to perform nicely. Just have to know where to go and what to buy.

pellet guns are bb/airsoft guns. a variety of quite powerful bb-guns is produced in Thailand but for export only.

http://thailandairsoft.com/airsoft-blog/75-gun-upgrades.html

If any gun is picked up on X-ray from ''hold'' luggage you chum will have a big problem cos X-ray staff don't know what it is. Forget it.

Just bought the bike last week here in Phetchaburi, 1st class insurance 500,000 property damage theft/fire 80% total replacement. 6,000 baht. Wish I could tell you the name of the company but I can't. It was through the local Honda dealer in town.

Thanks for all the opinions on the pellet gun, I have since talked my cousin out of bringing it! We plan to hit the big market in Bangkok maybe we can find one there?

I brought 4 in from states...

Take em all apart...

Take a chance I did...

Fashion Island Shopping Mall, (Kannayao) 3rd Floor, behind Winner furniture shop. Have all kinds, spring, gas (CO2) and electric. Pistols, autos and revolvers, rifles, sniper and assault plus lots of other military, para military, police, swat gear, badges, uniform items, scopes, etc. Start from about B3000 up.

Sapahn kwai (sorry for the spelling) is a good place to buy bb guns in BKK. I bought mine 5 years ago and its still in good shape. Just clean it at a shop every so often.

the pellet guns available in Thailand are a joke as far as their capacity is concerned.

Im not really sure about pellet guns but the bb/airsoft guns sold here are fine. Most are imported anyways and then modified to perform nicely. Just have to know where to go and what to buy.

pellet guns are bb/airsoft guns. a variety of quite powerful bb-guns is produced in Thailand but for export only.

http://thailandairsoft.com/airsoft-blog/75-gun-upgrades.html

Sorry to disagree but a pellet gun and a BB gun are not the same thing.

The Thais may say pellet gun instead of BB gun but this is wrong.

By the same token Thaïs call any motorbike over 250cc a chopper but this does not make a big bike a chopper.

Wikipedia has 2 different entries for these guns at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB_gun and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellet_%28air_gun%29

I bought mine from hong Kong. Got it shipped here, paid some tax. They declared it as a toy. ..

The seller I used is uncompany.

later on you can increase velocity by changing some springs etc. Google it.

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theres loads on sale in china town markets and reasonable prices ,theyre not high on power ,so you wont be firing too far .no idea the cost of the cartridges .

BBs have little accuracy compared to a diablo pellet .

i suspect most are made in china

I have a really cool idea, have your cousin point the BB gun at a Russian bar owner in Phuket. You can record the whole thing on video. That way your cousin will not have to worry about trying to bring the gun back to the U.S.