Thread: Flying with firearms & ammo tomorrow - advice please

Thanks everyone, I had a pretty easy experience. I did have a box of loose .22LR ammo that they would not accept at check-in. This is how it was sold but it cannot be carried on a plane like that so I just surrendered it to AvSec. My remaining .22 and 6.5 Creedmoor ammo was boxed appropriately so they allowed that through, and there were no issues with the 3 firearms themselves.

The reason for the trip is that these firearms belonged to my boss at work, who recently resigned to take a new job in Australia. He decided it was too onerous a task to get his aussie licence and export his firearms, so we did a deal for him to sell them to me. So yesterday I flew to Auckland to uplift his firearms and ammo (plus a number of accessories), and then I flew it all home to Christchurch. I know there are cheaper ways it could have been done, but oh well...

So I am now the proud owner of a Mossberg Patriot 6.5 Creedmoor, a Ruger Precision .22, and a lesser known Marlin XT-22 (22LR). All three have scopes and I have a number of other accessories - bi-pods, cleaning & oiling kits, targets, hard & soft carry cases etc.

As I mentioned in my original post, I am a new licence holder but am lucky that my best friend of 43 years has had his licence since he was 16, and 3 or 4 others in our friend circle are also licensed, so I will have plenty of support and guidance as I learn to use everything I've just bought. All I need now is a shotgun and I'll have a complete set for any occasion....