Kerry- you could tie him to the rack for your receiver hitch. He would forget about the fear from flying.

My ex-wife's broom is so big, there's a place for two door gunners on it.

Good thing I read that again...........I thought you turned this place R rated!!!!!!

To he11 with that flying BS, more trouble than it's worth. When I go next year I'm driving and enjoying the scenery. And I'm taking my entire collection of Johnny Cash. Grizz

That's the way to do it!

If I had the time I'd way rather drive. But it's 2 long days on the road from here & 2 long days back. Just can't afford to spend that much time travelling.

AWESOME!!

cant wait to meet you Duff. it's a blast excited to here your calling. have fun on the plane bring gum help's my ear's pop. Rick

my aluminum rifle case is actually bulging, but I got everything in it that I need to. Excess ammo in the suitcase, but most of it's in with the guns.

had to take the shotgun apart to get it to fit. too long when assembled.

Stu,
I've got a question for you and anybody else on here that flys a lot with guns.

If y'all had a choice of putting your gun in a new Pelican hard case and checking it in on the flight (one stop) to El Paso, or boxing it up and mailing it (tomorrow) by Priority Mail to a secure address in Las Cruces where you could pick it up on Tuesday morning, which would y'all do???

I've flown with guns several times and I've only had a gun lost once. It showed up about 5 hours later so it wasn't really a big deal.

legally, if you ship it to a different state you have to go through an FFL to transfer it back to yourself.

I'm not going to do that.

I've flown with guns quite a few times & never had a problem, but the last time I flew was in 2000.

The regs for flying with guns has not changed. The real fun starts with TSA checkpoints after the check in counter.

I don't think so.
I'm pretty sure you can mail it to yourself in care of the addressee.
Legally, it isn't changing hands.

You can ship a firearm to yourself. Even out of state. BATF is fine with that. They do say that you should be the person that opens it though.

Then you can ship it back to yourself after the hunting trip and you still have no problem.

This is from the BATF site: http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unlicensed-persons.html

Q: May a nonlicensee ship firearms interstate for his or her use in hunting or other lawful activity?
Yes. A person may ship a firearm to himself or herself in care of another person in the State where he or she intends to hunt or engage in any other lawful activity. The package should be addressed to the owner. Persons other than the owner should not open the package and take possession of the firearm.

I thought so.

I'm just trying to decide which way gives me the best chance of having a gun when I get there.

well, guess ya can. I'll just fly with them.