Not to laugh, but once when I went to customs to complete the 4457, the agent was carrying my rifle by the scope like a freeking suitcase lol!!
Obviously SCI, DSC, etc spends tons of time and money on lobbying efforts in regards to conservation, in which hunting is an integral component. Is it possible - or wishful thinking, that SCI could champion the establishment of competent, standardized inter/intra policies for the transportation of hunting firearms within airlines, countries, etc??
I think the problem is there’s to much placed on speed of loading and unloading. Not saying some aren’t the results of intentional damage or attempted theft but I truly believe at least in my case it was simply rough handling. Just like others I know who come back with the wheels broken on there hard sided cases. They aren’t exactly easy on other peoples belongings at airports in general.
We need those moths in Texas. I’ve hunted ranches where whole sections were nearly impenetrable.
They have worked on this as has NRA. The airlines are quite difficult.
Exactly what was your flight itinerary please?
We have them in Texas but they are slow getting to me. We will celebrate when they arrive!
How does that help a rifle case? I've heard about this on luggage.
it does not help the case but will might make a thief think it has something else in it other than firearms related and not worth their trouble.
I have seen a bunch of latches open and a couple of times the locks were missing, so on my next trip in Sept I will take my pelican with 4 locks instead of the one with 2 and Gorilla tape the latches and locks in place now that you can take a small pair of scissors in your carry on to cut the tape if needed.
Have you or anyone else used their “Safari case” that holds two rifles in one? I’m going to bring two rifles on my Safari so it seems like the perfect setup for me but I’m just curious if anyone else has used one or has one.Here they are: Kalispel gun cases mae by Native Americans in Washington state.
Our Cases
Since 1974, We've Been Manufacturing The Original Kalispel Case Line Gun Cases Here In Cusick, WA. Handcrafted, Secure Storage For Your Firearms and Bows.www.kalispelcaseline.net
They formerly made them for Cabela's too.
Yes..? Prickly pear isn’t the same species I mentioned above. Prickly = o.stricta, it works fantastic on this. When you said “giant prickly pear” I assumed you meant tree pear, o.tomentosa.
Third safari the security clown at Tambo (Joberg) took the tiny scissors from the mustache trimming kit my late wife gave for Christmas. Hopeless arguing with him. She would prefer I didn't make a scene over it. Damn shame.
They looked rather gigantic to me. Looking in Wikipedia several species of prickly pear were brought into RSA. Some as far back as 17th century.
Hi Philip. It was Tulsa to ATL to CPT to PE. Latches were discovered open and dampness present upon arrival at CPT. As pointed out above, there was a ground stop at ATL for heavy rain prior to departure. It's possible that the latches were opened and the case just left in the rain with the "crack" exposed rather than water being poured in. But it was A LOT of water.
@Wooster - sounds like those latches were tampered with (opened) and water “deliberately” added to your case. I had an AmericaCase damaged years ago on a flight from Newark to Denver. My case was a top-of-the-line Americase double rifle case, with strong composit sides and the rest aluminum, it was also covered with their custom made 1000 denier ballistic nylon protective cover. When I opened the case at Home I noticed a “gash” shaped in a circle in the Ballistic nylon cover, removed the cover and found a “hole” about 1 1/2” in diameter thru the composite side panel. The impact required to do that could only be done with a very hard strike by a HAMMER or similar object, and the hole was exactly the diameter of a large hammer. Fortunately no damage to the firearm. I was able to find & epoxy the 1 1/2” circle (found inside my case) back into the hole and continue to use the case. Someone certainly wanted to damage that case and I’m lucky they didn’t take 10-12 more “swings” at it. That’s just part of the RISK of traveling with Firearms.
