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blackopstx wrote:Hello,

Is there a good resource online as far as rules and regulations regarding bringing a rifle or handgun into another country to hunt?

It changes from country to country. If you plan to go hunt, then find a guide service in that country that you think you would use and they will direct you on whether you can bring your own firearms or not. Most of the time because of the high cost of shipping or restrictive rules it is just better to use firearms provided by the guide service. The only ones I have heard of that take their own high dollar rifles are the true big game trophy hunters that spend tens of thousands of dollars to take cape buffalo, lions, hippos, yada yada.

First welcome to the forum.

There is no reciprocity with your Texas CHL and any international country. Switzerland has their own carry license, but will not recognize your Texas CHL. The only way you can normally travel abroad with firearms is for hunting purposes and there are extremely strict regulations on the type, etc. That can include registering the firearms ahead of times with the country and specifying the hunt you would be going on.

Bottom line, no good way to take your handgun to Switzerland for persoanl protection, and no way at all to carry it around.

Here is a good primer on Switzerland and their gun rules http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politi ... witzerland" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;