Thread: Aviation security retards ?!

Im F**ked then, I am flying into Chch from Auckland with Rifle and Ammo on the 16th of this month.

I have already called Air NZ on Tues 19th March (Yes 4 days after) and declared the above. She was all good, even suggested some places she had Hiked and seen plenty of Deer that I should look into.
I even called Christchurch Police Station on Lichfield Street, as I will be waiting for a bus 2 blocks down with a Firearm in a locked case, and wanted to make sure that I wasn't going to get in the s**t.

All I want to do is leave Auckland with no delays, get in and out of Chch with no issues, and be on my way to the Lake Tekapo region so I can go Hunting!

Originally Posted by kiwi-adam

Im F**ked then, I am flying into Chch from Auckland with Rifle and Ammo on the 16th of this month.

You’ll be fine, just allow a bit of extra time at check in, my mate flew down last week to ChCh, at over size baggage Avsec came out and demanded to see his licence, just roll with it.

Originally Posted by kiwi-adam

Im F**ked then, I am flying into Chch from Auckland with Rifle and Ammo on the 16th of this month.

I have already called Air NZ on Tues 19th March (Yes 4 days after) and declared the above. She was all good, even suggested some places she had Hiked and seen plenty of Deer that I should look into.
I even called Christchurch Police Station on Lichfield Street, as I will be waiting for a bus 2 blocks down with a Firearm in a locked case, and wanted to make sure that I wasn't going to get in the s**t.

All I want to do is leave Auckland with no delays, get in and out of Chch with no issues, and be on my way to the Lake Tekapo region so I can go Hunting!

You should be fine, I think the avsec pricks like to show how important they are.

Continuing on, brought rifle and ammo/brass back yesterday on the airline from Q'town to AKL, everything worked fine, was a good experience apart from the avsec person barking at me in AKL "what is your destination?" Felt like I scored points there by scowling at her and in her words "being Grumpy".
Got over my paranoia about hauling my "firearm" through airports, no hard core lefty, greeny, rent-a-mob, gun haters swooned and fell on the floor and beseeched me not to shoot them.
So happy now to carry on the airline.
Also first test flight of the new suppressor, worked great, just got to figure how to clean it if at all.