Mike,
Did you have to do anything special to bring your own sig to NV?
I'm going in November and thinking of taking the CCW class from Frank Obert. He was recommended by Battlefield LV where we shot at in July.
'66
I flew on Hawaiian Air, other airline's requirements may vary.
Hawaiian Air says they require advanced notice if you're traveling with a firearm so I called them about a week before my trip.
Firearm has to be in a hard sided case and locked. I put my P226 in a Pelican Case. Locked with NON TSA locks.
I put the Pelican Case inside of a small suitcase so it wasn't so obvious, and locked it with NON TSA locks as well.
I didn't take ammo with me but made sure I had extra room to bring back some ammo.. You're allowed to pack 11 pounds of ammo per passenger.
At the check-in counter tell the agent you need to declare a firearm. She'll give you an orange card that you sign stating that the firearm is unloaded, and place the card inside the suitcase.
The agent just looked to make sure the firearm was locked in a hard case, I never had to open it and show clear or anything like that.
Basically the same procedure on the return. I wasn't clear if I could pack ammo in the same suitcase so to avoid any problems, I packed the ammo separately with my clothes.
Hope that helps.
