flying w/ medium size pistol case

[trdjohn]

Never flown with firearm before, but been reading up on air travel with pistols, seems like people using smaller 1 or 2 gun pelican type cases put them in larger piece of checked luggage after TSA inspection.

We're thinking of going to Florida for a couple months this winter, staying with my dad at his house. I was thinking of bringing 3 or 4 pistols and mags (me, wife, dad could all shoot together), so I was considering a larger standalone gun case that would probably take up too much room in suitcase.

Something like Pelican Storm im2200

iM2200 Storm Case | Pelican

Shop iM2200 Storm Case Available with padded dividers, no foam, foam.These impact resistant protective hard cases are watertight and made in USA. Interior: 15&quot x 10.5&quot x 6&quot.

www.pelican.com

Does something like that with non-TSA, heavy duty padlocks just scream guns inside? I'm sort of concerned that something like that would be easier for baggage handlers to "lose", compared to smaller 2 gun case hidden in larger normal luggage. Have any of you flown with a case that size, what were your experiences?

 

[adubeau]

This may help you:

Flying with guns

 

[MadDuner]

Never flown with firearm before, but been reading up on air travel with pistols, seems like people using smaller 1 or 2 gun pelican type cases put them in larger piece of checked luggage after TSA inspection.

We're thinking of going to Florida for a couple months this winter, staying with my dad at his house. I was thinking of bringing 3 or 4 pistols and mags (me, wife, dad could all shoot together), so I was considering a larger standalone gun case that would probably take up too much room in suitcase.

Something like Pelican Storm im2200

iM2200 Storm Case | Pelican

Shop iM2200 Storm Case Available with padded dividers, no foam, foam.These impact resistant protective hard cases are watertight and made in USA. Interior: 15&quot x 10.5&quot x 6&quot.

www.pelican.com

Does something like that with non-TSA, heavy duty padlocks just scream guns inside? I'm sort of concerned that something like that would be easier for baggage handlers to "lose", compared to smaller 2 gun case hidden in larger normal luggage. Have any of you flown with a case that size, what were your experiences?

I've only flown with smaller cases inside my other baggage - or with a full size gun case. In both cases - they had specific tags on them to identify them as having firearms in them. So any baggage handlers that were going to steal something would be looking for those tags regardless of bag size.

 

[trdjohn]

I've only flown with smaller cases inside my other baggage - or with a full size gun case. In both cases - they had specific tags on them to identify them as having firearms in them. So any baggage handlers that were going to steal something would be looking for those tags regardless of bag size.

Ah thanks for that piece of info, you don't know, what you don't know
all the reading I've done in the last 24 hours, no one has mentioned those tags .... well that makes my fears moot ...
thanks again!

 

[trdjohn]

This may help you:

Flying with guns

i don't know how i missed that webpage in my searches over the past day
thanks for the link

 

[adubeau]

i don't know how i missed that webpage in my searches over the past day
thanks for the link

After awhile they all start looking the same..

 

[Andrew863]

Just something to think about, I always put a air tag or some type of GPS incase the case gets lost. They are cheap and may save you a lot of trouble.