luggage type

[Berettadouble]

my thinking has been if I have to check a bag anyway for ammo, might as well use the space.

 

[Sabre]

When returning to the US, guns delay you at least 2-4hrs in customs.

I can't recall a time where guns delayed me 2-4 hours in customs on the US side.

 

[steve white]

I would only take locked luggage through JNB and actually anywhere these days. I have a good friend who retired from working at the Denver International Airport and you wouldn’t believe the stories he relayed about theft even in the USA.

The only loss I've personally had was in a US airport--Detroit. It would have to be a comfort to have luggage plastic wrapped in Africa as only they can overdo it.

 

[Philip Glass]

Standard duffels are not allowed through JNB. Sorry but it’s a rule regardless of what you hear. I recommend a standard hard side suitcase or if you travel to hunt a lot then go with the Pelican suitcase like some of us are using now.

 

[Philip Glass]

His n hers Pelican Air for adventure travel.
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For anything else, there is Rimowa.
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A man after my own heart! Great tastes

 

[Philip Glass]

I can't recall a time where guns delayed me 2-4 hours in customs on the US side.

I’ve never spent 2 hours. At DFW it’s 10m max, ATL one hour.

 

[Philip Glass]

I use lockable duffles on all trips. If you go through a "bad" airport, nearly any bag can be breached.
Use a meet and greet service as well as an escort through customs and gun check in. That is worth the price.

Luggage theft is a big deal. It happens. What I have done is carry optics and cameras in my carryon. I pack everything else that is valuable in the gun case (for me a Tuffpak). I only pack clothes (no electronics) in rolling duffles. Ammo does not get stolen if you pack it in a locked pelican case.

Further idea (and I know people do not like it), use camp guns. I do this most of the time now to lessen the overall travel cost and speed up the airport issues. When returning to the US, guns delay you at least 2-4hrs in customs.

A locked Pelican is pretty tough to break in!