Flying with firearms
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 15
Flying with firearms
I have a trip planed to Idaho this fall and will be flying on Northwest Airlines. I want to take a rifle along with a handgun. In reading the rules on Northwest web site I'm not sure they would let me take 1 rifle and 1 handgun the the same case. They will let you have 4 rifles in a case. I dont want to get to the airport and have a problem..
Has anyone ever tried to take both in one case.
Thanks
Has anyone ever tried to take both in one case.
Thanks
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 240
RE: Flying with firearms
I haven't flown to a hunt but a friend of mine sends his guns either UPS of Fed Ex to the location. You can send it in plenty of time and call the guide to make sure they arrived. Then you don't have to worry about the airlines losing you're stuff
#4
RE: Flying with firearms
When flying into canada years ago.....we got pulled aside because when asked my father said automatic.....semi automatic....rifle, our guide later told us just to say you have a couple of sporting rifles....or guns etc...
If they asked, Id just say I have 2 guns, or 2 firearms in the case.
But certainly calling and asking specifics might be the best thing to do, otherwise i relaly don't see why there would be an issue with a rifle/rifle or rifle/pistol.
If they asked, Id just say I have 2 guns, or 2 firearms in the case.
But certainly calling and asking specifics might be the best thing to do, otherwise i relaly don't see why there would be an issue with a rifle/rifle or rifle/pistol.
#5
RE: Flying with firearms
ORIGINAL: gunnermhr
Then you don't have to worry about the airlines losing you're stuff
Then you don't have to worry about the airlines losing you're stuff
I have a friend who flies with a cheap revolver in his luggage everywhere. The one time they "lost" his luggage (which is usually they don't feel like finding out where it is right now), he simply pulled out his cell phone and said: "Am I calling the BATFE or are you?" Suddenly the beligerant desk worker at the airport got very, very polite. He had his bag 45 minutes later (which is light-speed by airline standards).
#7
RE: Flying with firearms
ORIGINAL: salukipv1
BATFE? figure bureau alcohol tobacco firearms, but whats the E ?
I've mostly only heard "ATF" used....?
BATFE? figure bureau alcohol tobacco firearms, but whats the E ?
I've mostly only heard "ATF" used....?
#10
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Posts: 25
RE: Flying with firearms
I have flown Northwest for the past six years with guns (Boston through Minneapolis into Bozeman Montana). I've always arrived early and never had a "chip on my shoulder" (although travelling to airports with guns isn't fun) and have never had a problem. I've been lucky because all the ticket counter folks I dealt with have been great.
From my experience with Northwest, 2 guns max. in one case, ammo separate (I put it in with checked luggage, tell them at counter, and they'll make you open the bags to verify). Eleven pounds max. weight allowed for ammo (I got it checked of all places in the Bozeman airport where I would have thought the agents were used to seeing guns/ammo in the fall. I told agent I had two boxes of centerfire ammo which weighed at most 1.5 lbs each - but they weighed them anyway). Other than that, no problems with airline and personnel.
From my experience with Northwest, 2 guns max. in one case, ammo separate (I put it in with checked luggage, tell them at counter, and they'll make you open the bags to verify). Eleven pounds max. weight allowed for ammo (I got it checked of all places in the Bozeman airport where I would have thought the agents were used to seeing guns/ammo in the fall. I told agent I had two boxes of centerfire ammo which weighed at most 1.5 lbs each - but they weighed them anyway). Other than that, no problems with airline and personnel.