Checking a firearm?

[dbchandler1]

I am going to Alaska for a week, and will be going hiking in the deep woods, I would like to take a handgun with me, does anyone know the procedures for checking handguns and ammo with Delta?, thanks.

 

[propsarebest]

just declare it when u check in. It has to be in a locked case, unloaded, with the ammo in an apporved carrier- the box it came in or the magazine.

 

[TR4A]

http://www.delta.com/traveling_checkin/baggage/special_baggage/dangerous_goods/index.jsp

Ammunition will only be accepted if it is boxed, small-arms ammunition, it weighs less than 11 pounds, and is packed in checked luggage only.

Firearms will be accepted only if they are unloaded, declared to the agent at check-in, and packed in a suitable container in checked luggage only.

Gunpowder, mace, pepper spray, and tear gas are not allowed.


TSA Guidelines
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1666.shtm

 

[indianboy7]

I bought a hard sided suitcase with 3 locks on it (2 combination and 1 keyed lock). When you check in, you declare the gun. The ticket agent has to inspect the gun (which scares the hell out of them if you're in a place like L.A.), then they put a tag on it. You take it to the TSA people who make sure that there's a tag on it (they're also too scared to pick it up and make sure it's unloaded, even though they're supposed to). You lock it up and send it on it's way. You keep the key, etc. etc. and they put a special sticker on the bag tag to make sure nobody opens it along the way. pretty easy, and the fact that everyone involved is usually scared of guns makes it a very painless process...

 

[TR4A]

Check out http://www.packing.org/ for info like this and laws in all 50 States.

 

[retired guy]

If you are "going hiking in the deep woods of Alaska" I hope like hell your hand gun is a real big one. A 9mil will just piss off a bear.

 

[Falconjet]

But it might slow down the other guy so you have a chance to get away.

FJ

 

[akseiner]

But it might slow down the other guy so you have a chance to get away.

FJ

Very classic. I spent a summer working in Alaska, and actually they tell you a .22 is the best.... You just shoot yourself.

Be careful. I went there thinking people were wusses (b/c I grew up with PA black bears) But I found out it's a different ball game.

 

[dbchandler1]

Well its a Ruger .45 Automatic with hollowpoint ammo, so I hope I dont meet the bear that is to big for that, thanks for the advice , though.

 

[FN FAL]

Well its a Ruger .45 Automatic with hollowpoint ammo, so I hope I dont meet the bear that is to big for that, thanks for the advice , though.

I shoot a lot of .45 ACP and what I find interesting is finding the carpet of shot bullets laying on top of the snow behind the target.

.45 ACP must have some real penetration power if they bounce off the ground and then come to rest on top of the snow cover.

 

[katanabob]

Well its a Ruger .45 Automatic with hollowpoint ammo, so I hope I dont meet the bear that is to big for that, thanks for the advice , though.

Hollowpoints are hardly bear-stopping rounds, considering the extremely low probability you'll get a clean vital shot and the almost-certain probability you'll tag a rib. Better choice? Full metal jacket flat nose. (They'll actually penetrate.) I'd go with +P rounds as well. (I carry the Buffalo Bore loads)

If you're in Anchorage, stop by Northern Security. There's at least one guy who has taken down a grizzly with a .45 and they'll be happy to set you up right. (They'll be happy to tell you about all kinds of failed attempts, as well)

 

[SOKO-JET]

The only real bear protection I used to carry when I lived up there was a Mossberg 500 with the 18.5 inch barrel. Load the first couple rounds with bird shot to blind 'em and the last 4 rounds with slugs. Just keep a sling on it and sling it behind your back. Back when I was foolish enough to rely on a handgun for bear defense I wouldn't step out there with anything less then a ruger redhawk .44 mag. Make it a wheel gun too in the arctic. Lots of semi autos had a tendency to break when the temps got too low. A buddy of mine was a guide on Kodiac Island and he carried either a desert eagle .50 or a .454 cassul (sp?). Now that was a mans gun. If I was going back there tomorrow I'd use it an an excuse to pick up S&W's new 500.

 

[atrdriver]

But it might slow down the other guy so you have a chance to get away.

FJ

Now that's funny...I don't care who you are...:laugh:

 

[FN FAL]

Now that's funny...I don't care who you are...:laugh:

don't laugh, it is also the same reason that divers carry a knife.

That way if you see a shark, you stick your buddy in the leg and then swim in the opposite direction.

 

[SOKO-JET]

Ok, if you like that one then here is another old Alaska firearms joke for you. Before you take that .45 out into the wilderness with you, make sure you file the front sight off it. That way when the griz takes it from you and sticks it up your a$$ it won't hurt so bad.