Thread: Guns on a plane?

Originally Posted by JoshC

And don't leave your bolt in your carry-on, or you'll get a grilling by security for trying to take a firearm on the plane

That happened to me on an international flight from Auckland last year, didn't go down well when I told the security supervisor that it was just a chunk of metal that I could hit someone over the head with, he spat the dummy and called the cops. Airport copper duly arrived and could see the funny side and also the rules. Luckily I made my flight with all my stuff. Good wraps to the Air NZ staff, they sent up a guy to relieve me of the offending part and place it in one of my bags, but shit that Security supervisor was anal.

Originally Posted by 300winmag

That happened to me on an international flight from Auckland last year, didn't go down well when I told the security supervisor that it was just a chunk of metal that I could hit someone over the head with, he spat the dummy and called the cops. Airport copper duly arrived and could see the funny side and also the rules. Luckily I made my flight with all my stuff. Good wraps to the Air NZ staff, they sent up a guy to relieve me of the offending part and place it in one of my bags, but shit that Security supervisor was anal.

Hope he lubed?

Originally Posted by Gibo

Hope he lubed?

What's the go with taking firearms in you car in November Gibo? Any special rules?

Originally Posted by Rushy

What's the go with taking firearms in you car in November Gibo? Any special rules?

Oh course. All mags and chambers empty

Originally Posted by Gibo

Oh course. All mags and chambers empty

Got it. Penthouse and Playboy OK and take a dump before we depart.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Got it. Penthouse and Playboy OK and take a dump before we depart.

Yeah mate thats about the rules covered I reckon

Originally Posted by 300winmag

That happened to me on an international flight from Auckland last year, didn't go down well when I told the security supervisor that it was just a chunk of metal that I could hit someone over the head with, he spat the dummy and called the cops. Airport copper duly arrived and could see the funny side and also the rules. Luckily I made my flight with all my stuff. Good wraps to the Air NZ staff, they sent up a guy to relieve me of the offending part and place it in one of my bags, but shit that Security supervisor was anal.

Mine was domestic. Late into the airport from a hunting trip, threw my rifle and pack into check in, ammo in pack. But it was in my day pack/carry on...I'd flown up from Dunedin with it the same way with no problems...no x-ray screening! Rifle/bolt/ammo all in separate compartments. Anyway, the security lady pinged me and made a big song and dance, but after apologising numerous times and trying to explain I was just out of the bush, was tired and had made an honest mistake, I was getting nowhere. In the end I started getting pissed off with her, trying to explain a rifle bolt is a useless piece of equipment without the rifle and ammunition, but that didn't help. In the end a male security guard stepped in and offered to just put my backpack down in the baggage compartment himself, and said to me while we were walking to the plane, "Don't worry about her mate, she's a muppet. What's more important is how'd the hunting trip go?" Lol

Originally Posted by JoshC

Mine was domestic. Late into the airport from a hunting trip, threw my rifle and pack into check in, ammo in pack. But it was in my day pack/carry on...I'd flown up from Dunedin with it the same way with no problems...no x-ray screening! Rifle/bolt/ammo all in separate compartments. Anyway, the security lady pinged me and made a big song and dance, but after apologising numerous times and trying to explain I was just out of the bush, was tired and had made an honest mistake, I was getting nowhere. In the end I started getting pissed off with her, trying to explain a rifle bolt is a useless piece of equipment without the rifle and ammunition, but that didn't help. In the end a male security guard stepped in and offered to just put my backpack down in the baggage compartment himself, and said to me while we were walking to the plane, "Don't worry about her mate, she's a muppet. What's more important is how'd the hunting trip go?" Lol

I was checking in up the sharp end with 2 rifles and 2 bags, all was ok until I walked away from the checkin counter when the checkin lady could see that my cabin bag weighed more that 7kg's and she called me back to weigh it. It weighed about 18kg's so she got me to take stuff out of it and put it in my checked in baggage. While doing this I inadvertently removed a little plastic container which housed my bolts and batteries and placed them in my hand carry, from then on it was all down hill.

The copper was much like your male security man.

Aussie customs is another story, you need your paperwork in order for them.

Originally Posted by 300winmag

I was checking in up the sharp end with 2 rifles and 2 bags, all was ok until I walked away from the checkin counter when the checkin lady could see that my cabin bag weighed more that 7kg's and she called me back to weigh it. It weighed about 18kg's so she got me to take stuff out of it and put it in my checked in baggage. While doing this I inadvertently removed a little plastic container which housed my bolts and batteries and placed them in my hand carry, from then on it was all down hill.

The copper was much like your male security man.

Aussie customs is another story, you need your paperwork in order for them.

19kg is my personal best for carry on. Those steel plates of neckshots are farking heavy!