Thread: Guns on a plane?

So your allowed to take firearms but not snakes??

Most airlines post information regarding carriage of firearms and ammunition with their dangerous goods policy, it's pretty straight forward.
Dangerous Goods - Checked in Baggage - Baggage - Air New Zealand
Dangerous Goods | Jetstar

Originally Posted by Moutere

Most airlines post information regarding carriage of firearms and ammunition with their dangerous goods policy, it's pretty straight forward.
Dangerous Goods - Checked in Baggage - Baggage - Air New Zealand
Dangerous Goods | Jetstar

FYI those AirNZ rules are for international flights. Domestic is easy, rock up with the firearms in a locked case, and ammo and bolt in another locked bag, sign the docket and produce the docket when picking up the bags. The downside is that you need to have 2 bags on your ticket, and make sure you do it before arriving at the airport. $30 extra when booking the ticket vs $70 when paying at check in.

Flew Jetstar only once in 2012 with firearms and the check in folks had to call thru to Australia for information on firearms, it just wasn't worth the hassle.



On the plus side of travelling with firearms out of Queenstown, the security / x-ray folks are very chatty and let you take photos of your gear when it's xrayed.

Originally Posted by Kscott

FYI those AirNZ rules are for international flights. Domestic is easy, rock up with the firearms in a locked case, and ammo and bolt in another locked bag, sign the docket and produce the docket when picking up the bags. The downside is that you need to have 2 bags on your ticket, and make sure you do it before arriving at the airport. $30 extra when booking the ticket vs $70 when paying at check in.

Flew Jetstar only once in 2012 with firearms and the check in folks had to call thru to Australia for information on firearms, it just wasn't worth the hassle.

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On the plus side of travelling with firearms out of Queenstown, the security / x-ray folks are very chatty and let you take photos of your gear when it's xrayed.

Jetstar is far easier compared to air new zealand, you must of got a real numb nuts! The bonus being you don't get charged with extra bags and the additional weight if needed is significantly cheaper.

Those x-rays look cool Not much to a scope really is there

nah, it's a cheapy $$ scope

a text i received shortly after dropping my mate off at the airport for his flight back to Denmark. We had been out spotlighting the night before. Turned out customs either didn't see them or didn't care.

im flyin to welly in a couple weeks-so rifle in hard case- ammo in an ammo box in checked baggage?

who has decent lockable rifle boxes for sale these days?

Originally Posted by ANTSMAN

im flyin to welly in a couple weeks-so rifle in hard case- ammo in an ammo box in checked baggage?

who has decent lockable rifle boxes for sale these days?

Get onto the website of the airline you're flying with to check what their requirements are.
Any hunting/ outdoors store should have stacks of Plano gun transport cases....you're in CHC ? You shouldn't have a problem.

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just rock in on the day with a fully locked hard case = bolt and ammo in separate check bag, if you are worried about separating bolt (as i am on flights) tell them its a semi auto.

its really straight forward they do it alot