Mate, your best bet is to order the rifle from member here Kebco (Ken) in the USA and he will arrange to have it sent direct from France to your dealer in Australia. Ken is the V-C importer into the USA but works very closely with the guys in France. The big benefit of ordering it that way is that Ken will discuss your exact requirements on the phone from the USA. The big benefit of doing it that way is that is that it will cost no more and their is less chance of issues with the language barrier. Ken basically speaks the same language as us!!!

(No offence meant to the guys in France either!!!)

Contrary to what someone said above, the V-C costs no more to be custom fitted. Just have your measurements take by a gunsmith in Australia and send them to V-C via Ken.

I have recently received an off-shelf V-C 450NE from Ken and a couple guys from Sydney have ordered some too. Havent had a chance to shoot mine yet though but I am very happy with it in all other respects. IMO the guns are a lot slicker than the Merkel and a nicer finish.

Either send Ken a PM through here or email him directly ken@kebcollc.com