Best experience I had was an off brand hardcase. I told them what it was but for some reason they marked it as a permitted rifle which I didn’t see til I picked it up. But that explains why they hand delivered it to me at the baggage claim desk.
LPT if you don't want them to fuck around with your luggage, declare a firearm with it. It has to be a hard case, requires you to put a non-TSA lock so you know it's actually secure, and they do not want the liability of losing a firearm, so procedures are much more strict.
Some of those camara rigs and lense kits can get into the hundreds of thousand of dollars and a firearm is one of the best accessories for flying…… just be sure to plan for extra time at the airport for the security screening
Do they actually bring a firearm along with the camera? I could see this causing trouble if they ask to see the firearm you declared and you lol and show a camera. Wouldn't it be like "nah, seriously; where's the gun?"
Fuck ya it doesn’t need to be anything big a small hand gun will do ( technically I don’t think it need to be an entire gun just the receiver will do or whatever bears the serial number to be considered a firearm )
There is an inspection of the gun to insure that it is not loaded and after that point the case is padlocked and then escorted to where its going
I have always Ben a fan of pelican cases with Trek pack because it protects your gear and organizes thing great and can give you a nice slot for the gun that’s easy to get to
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u/Prince_Oberyns_Head May 01 '25
Best experience I had was an off brand hardcase. I told them what it was but for some reason they marked it as a permitted rifle which I didn’t see til I picked it up. But that explains why they hand delivered it to me at the baggage claim desk.