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Started by ncwoodsman, April 05, 2016, 09:18:30 AM
Quote from: cornfedkiller on April 05, 2016, 11:51:44 AMAnd from what my research tells me, you arent supposed to use "TSA Approved" locks. Combination locks and just a regular padlock work just fine, because only you are supposed to be able to open it. They may want to look inside your case to be sure the gun is unloaded at check-in, but FAA regs say that only you can have access to the case and it cannot be opened without your presence.
Quote from: xarcher on April 05, 2016, 01:43:30 PMhere is the TSA linkhttps://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-firearms-and-ammunition I have checked weapons maybe 100 times in my life. Have seen the old rules, new rules and all the rules in between. I use TSA locks now but I am 99.9% sure you can still use your own key locks or combo locks or the locks like you have shown in your picture. Also I believe that TSA can break into you gun case if they have good reason to, thus trashing your locks. However, a few years ago when I had external keyed locks, I checked my gun then went to the gate. Was paged shortly afterwards and TSA wanted to look inside my gun case and asked for the keys. The one litmus test that I have seen (and been burned by in the past) is that the case has to be sturdy enough when locked to prevent someone from sliding their hand inside and pulling out your gun. About 6 years ago, I had a rectangular Plano hard plastic case (not the thin plastic scabbard style case) that I had checked maybe 40 times. But in this case it got rejected because the TSA agent showed me how he could force the end of the case open and reach his hand inside. Really screwed up my trip as I had to go rent a car, drive to Walmart, buy a case and catch a later flight. But when I got home, I went to the TSA website and at that time it clearly showed that these type of cases are not allowed. So I drilled a small hole in each end of the case and now put a lock on each end. I bought a Pelican 1750 a couple of years ago and use TSA locks now. That Pelican has been checked maybe 20 times and only has a few scratches to show for it. If you think you will be doing this regularly, bite the bullet now and hopefully you will never have to worry about it ever again.