I usually lock my case to the bag also. I use one of the pistol locks that come with the gun and loop that around the case and a metal strut inside my luggage. Makes it more difficult from someone to reach in and snatch the case.

Good idea. Any chance you keep slide open on lock when you declare it?


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Depends on the airline. Hawaiian air is at the normal baggage courasel. For both rifle cases and handguns in suitcases.

United has a separate area you pick up that's near their office near the baggage courasel.

Any experience with having a lock pistol case inside of check in luggage with clothes ?


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Oahu to Vegas, had some hickups. 2 occasions going they made me put the orange paper inside the locked gun case.  All other times going and coming back it was on top of it, inside the suitcase. Also going to Vegas, I had 40 rounds in a box of 50rds factory ammo. Person had to check with her boss if that was allowed.  Then on 1 trip, I was missing 1 rd of HP ammo. Box had 49 and not 50 rds when i opened it in Vegas.

Coming from Vegas to here, often I don't even have to weight my ammo or show them the firearm. They are way more chill about it.  Or maybe the person knows that 1 box of ammo aint 11lbs. And often they just ask if over 11 and a verbal is acceptable.

My 1st time traveling with guns, I was overthinking. They say hard sided suitcase. But what about the zipper, that's soft material. ANd they do make suitcases with no soft zipper material,. IIRC, their CSC could not answer my question and just restated "hard sided suitcase".

Question does your firearm case come out on the belt? Or gotta go somewhere else to
Grab it. Same for flying back home to Hawaii?


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