I fly about 70% of the year for the last 4 years, so I'm no stranger to flying thankfully; I'm just confused on the method of checking the box in.
Does the tag need to be on the inside or outside? The link from above says inside, always.
Does anyone fly through Hobby? That's my primary airport for now;I don't remember seeing the secondary baggage screening; they just throw it on the belt there at the Southwest counter (which is usually who I fly, depending on where I go.)
I'm also reading where you can put a soft-side case inside your hard-sided (and locked) luggage. Right? Or should I just get a hard case and just check on the hard case with just the guns in it?
Definitely not using any kind of TSA lock; which is odd, I found a gun case with "TSA" locks on it. Defintiely going to get a heavy duty lock (probably the one from the link suggested above, or does anyone have an opinion on locks?)
Thanks for the replies so far; I definitely appreciate it.
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Travelling - interstate via airlines.. case?
I'm a travelling consultant, and as such I travel mostly outside of Texas (though I've had a few engagements inside of Texas, but they are rare.) Right now I'm just north of Philidelphia. Thankfully, the gun laws here are fairly lax, but I've been to a few other states where it isn't so (Minnesota comes to mind.) I'm in Florida every so often as well. (I need to get a separate FL CHL for there, correct?) I pretty much stay within the lower 48, so no international travel really.
How many of you on here have travelled (via airline) to another state that has reciprocity, with your guns? I've been looking at hard-sided cases, enough to fit at least two guns; I found one that REALLY concerned me that said it had "TSA" locks on it. I don't want the TSA peeping in my box of bangers; they can peep at it through the see-thru-um scope just fine, it'll be checked on and declared as is procedure. I'd like a nice box with a key lock (combinations can be figured out over time) but preferably my OWN lock rather than a built-in one. But, not too terribly expensive. I keep seeing the REALLY heavy duty ones at Bass Pro/Cabela's for $170+ which is a bit steep, but if that's what I have to pay, then so be it. Small price to pay for preventing the loss of my $800+ gun(s.)
Any thoughts/comments/experiences would be appreciated!
How many of you on here have travelled (via airline) to another state that has reciprocity, with your guns? I've been looking at hard-sided cases, enough to fit at least two guns; I found one that REALLY concerned me that said it had "TSA" locks on it. I don't want the TSA peeping in my box of bangers; they can peep at it through the see-thru-um scope just fine, it'll be checked on and declared as is procedure. I'd like a nice box with a key lock (combinations can be figured out over time) but preferably my OWN lock rather than a built-in one. But, not too terribly expensive. I keep seeing the REALLY heavy duty ones at Bass Pro/Cabela's for $170+ which is a bit steep, but if that's what I have to pay, then so be it. Small price to pay for preventing the loss of my $800+ gun(s.)
Any thoughts/comments/experiences would be appreciated!