Flying with ammunition...please clarify for me the appropriate container

[beerman]

I tried to fly home 4 boxes of re-manufactured 10MM ammo I bought at a gunshow in new Orleans once. The ammo was in plastic MTM boxes and they (Delta)refused to let me fly with them. Had to scramble to a UPS place to mail them home. They needed to be in the factory boxes..no exceptions. Alaska air let me check in MTM boxes no problem.

[67Cuda]

If you're lucky, the TSA will make sure they are safe.

[lastinline]

I tried to fly home 4 boxes of re-manufactured 10MM ammo I bought at a gunshow in new Orleans once. The ammo was in plastic MTM boxes and they (Delta)refused to let me fly with them. Had to scramble to a UPS place to mail them home. They needed to be in the factory boxes..no exceptions. Alaska air let me check in MTM boxes no problem.

[divingin]

The reason you call is to make the agent look it up. Once they see it on their internal website they consider it the word of God. Ask them to put a note on your reservation. When you check in, the agent reads your note first, and as it's the word of God, they don't bother with a supervisor and just wave you on.

If you can find it on their website, print out the applicable pages with the airline masthead and lay that in with the ammo.

[sigstroker]

If you can find it on their website, print out the applicable pages with the airline masthead and lay that in with the ammo.

It's not the word of God unless their fellow employee entered it into the system. Holy crap, this isn't that hard and will cost you ten minutes of your life.

BTW be advised that although some airlines will allow those plastic MTM boxes, they CAN pop open. I opened a bag once and saw ammo spilled all over in it. Put a rubber band around the box to be sure.

[therealnickb]

I’ve flow with loaded mags in leather belt holsters half a dozen times. Never called ahead. Never had a problem because of ammo.

I did have baby Huey tsa guy tell me my hard sided locking suitcase wasn’t a hard sided locking case. But that was another issue.

[M1NM]

I've always flown with the stuff in their factory boxes and never had a problem or questions.

[dobek]

Flown with small amount in same case as gun - in factory box

Stuff in luggage, I've done both factory box and plastic dillion reload box - no one has ever said boo

Steve