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<blockquote data-quote="crkckr" data-source="post: 1616249" data-attributes="member: 78056"><p>One of the biggest problems with flying your guns and ammo on an airline is that quite often the agents simply do not know their airlines' policies so they tend to make up their own (I know, I worked for the airlines and had to argue the rules on my own airline once!). If you must fly with weapons, call the airline and find out where on their websits they hide their firearms policies (sometimes you can find them by yourself but often they are buried under tons of junk!), read and understand what their rules are and print them out. Then call them and confirm those rules. If they give you anything different than what you read, call again later (you can also ask for a corporate number or supervisor but chances are good you'll be handed off to another agent who will pretend to know what they're talking about... but don't really. Also, the very first thing after you introduce yourself, ask for their name! They'll be less likely to lie to you!). Once you get confirmation on the policies, make sure to have them with you when you check in. There are usually no rules about where you keep your ammo (well, no carry-on but in the rifle case is usually ok) but they will often limit how many rounds you can carry. Another potential buggaboo is where/how they are going to off load the rifle case. Sometimes it will with regular baggage and sometimes in a "special" area. I don't know if they still slap the "unloaded firearm" stickers on the case but they used to. Once a buddy of mine flew into Tucson and they off loaded everyone's baggage curbside - on a street with public traffic on it and with no one watching it! Fortunately, his case with the bright orange firearms stickers all over it was still there! Anyone entering the airport could have reached out their door and grabbed it! Yikes!</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>crkckr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crkckr, post: 1616249, member: 78056"] One of the biggest problems with flying your guns and ammo on an airline is that quite often the agents simply do not know their airlines' policies so they tend to make up their own (I know, I worked for the airlines and had to argue the rules on my own airline once!). If you must fly with weapons, call the airline and find out where on their websits they hide their firearms policies (sometimes you can find them by yourself but often they are buried under tons of junk!), read and understand what their rules are and print them out. Then call them and confirm those rules. If they give you anything different than what you read, call again later (you can also ask for a corporate number or supervisor but chances are good you'll be handed off to another agent who will pretend to know what they're talking about... but don't really. Also, the very first thing after you introduce yourself, ask for their name! They'll be less likely to lie to you!). Once you get confirmation on the policies, make sure to have them with you when you check in. There are usually no rules about where you keep your ammo (well, no carry-on but in the rifle case is usually ok) but they will often limit how many rounds you can carry. Another potential buggaboo is where/how they are going to off load the rifle case. Sometimes it will with regular baggage and sometimes in a "special" area. I don't know if they still slap the "unloaded firearm" stickers on the case but they used to. Once a buddy of mine flew into Tucson and they off loaded everyone's baggage curbside - on a street with public traffic on it and with no one watching it! Fortunately, his case with the bright orange firearms stickers all over it was still there! Anyone entering the airport could have reached out their door and grabbed it! Yikes! Cheers, crkckr [/QUOTE]
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