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[beanz2]

Agree with the two posts above. During a four day class, loose rounds get spilled inside the bag, magazines slip into the deepest recesses, etc. Many things can go wrong and all the takes to get you into trouble is a power tripping TSA agent.

If you really have to use the same bag as a carry-on, be sure to “sterilize” it thoroughly. We have always managed to leave a round or two in our cargo pants that from now on, we always change to another pair of pants before we board a flight.

Certainly not something you want to do when you have to catch a 7 PM flight when the class ends at 5 PM.

[1911-CV]

Good tips

Bunch of good tips:

Packing checklist
Thoroughly sterilize your gear before flying!
Ammo Supply Warehouse

[Vinnie Boombatz]

I would NOT recommend using your range bag as a carry-on bag. Too much can go wrong here.

Done it already and no issues. I see what you're saying, but I'm very thorough I go through the bag thoroughly the night before I fly out the next morning. Maybe it will bite me one day, we'll see.

As far as "tool much" potentially going wrong. Only thing I can see going wrong is having a stray round rolling around the bag, and yes that can lead to a pretty big headache with TSA and even missing your flight. But if you're thorough and a responsible gun owner you take measures to prevent this from happening. My firearms are obviously always locked in a hard case in my checked luggage. So are all my magazines, which are always emptied before leaving the range the last day and then checked again before packing everything the night before flying home.

If you're someone who doesn't trust yourself and are careless with your ammo, gear and just throw everything in bags, and don't remember how many magazines you brought, etc, then you probably should not use you're carry on as a range bag.

I understand what you're saying if someone is careless, but when flying with firearms I'm very serious about packing my bags and have a system and lay everything out the night before. Heck, I made a freakin' checklist of what I take. A bit anal retentive probably compared to most, so I'm not worried. Gunpowder residue is something to worry about though, but it hasn't been an issue.

I've had friends get their bags flagged, pulled off the line and padded down for having yogurt in their bag. Point is many things will force them to flag. Also getting their early will make up for this if it happens. And to a previous poster, I always slide my bag under the seat. I nearly never put my bag in the overhead bin. Also never fly wearing the same clothing I wore on the range.

[DRM6000]

Anybody going to FS next month and staying in Vegas? Holy crap, hotel prices are nuts. We need to find a place to stay near The Strip. My friend's girlfriend will spend her days there while we're at FS.

[Muzz]

Might I suggest the old Silverton, which is now the Berkley, I think. Close enough to the strip and right there on the 160.

[Boswell]

Check VRBO, Pahrump, NV.

[Vinnie Boombatz]

I thought about it a bit, and although I've mentioned Iv'e had no issues using my carry-on pack as my range bag for the class I absolutely can see how it could cause issue and avoidable headaches at the airport when heading home. My main reasons for doing it were to try and take as little as possible out there with me when flying, but sometimes it just makes sense to take a little more just to assure a smooth trip through TSA.

I have a really nice range bag I have packed before, but it does take up a bit of space in my suitcase, so I ended up picking up an LA Police Gear Bail Out Bag. It was pretty cheap, seems to get great reviews and is pretty much all I need for a 2 or 4 day handgun class. Plus, it looks like it can sort of smash it down pretty flat to fit into my suitcase.

[AAShooter]

I thought about it a bit, and although I've mentioned Iv'e had no issues using my carry-on pack as my range bag for the class I absolutely can see how it could cause issue and avoidable headaches at the airport when heading home. My main reasons for doing it were to try and take as little as possible out there with me when flying, but sometimes it just makes sense to take a little more just to assure a smooth trip through TSA.

I have a really nice range bag I have packed before, but it does take up a bit of space in my suitcase, so I ended up picking up an LA Police Gear Bail Out Bag. It was pretty cheap, seems to get great reviews and is pretty much all I need for a 2 or 4 day handgun class. Plus, it looks like it can sort of smash it down pretty flat to fit into my suitcase.

The LA Police Gear Bail Out Bag is a pretty handy bag. I used it as a range bag often.

[LCU1670]

Question for any other Knight members with CA version RIA 1911: it came with custom grip panels in a separate bag to swap out but on trying to do that it appears the regular panels are glued on somehow?? Not sure but i took out all 4 screws, tried to pry them off with my fingers, even gently pushed outward on them from the inside with a screwdriver, to no avail. I didn't use much force as i didn't want to damage anything. Has anyone else swapped these, is there some kind of adhesive or do i just need to use more force to get them off?

I took a box cutter, and simply worked my way around the edges and pried it off. when I was putting them back together (we got 2 weapons) one of the screws as I was finishing the head stripped, so be careful tightening them down.

[guntrust]

I took a box cutter, and simply worked my way around the edges and pried it off. when I was putting them back together (we got 2 weapons) one of the screws as I was finishing the head stripped, so be careful tightening them down.

Thanks for the heads up.

[Jedi54]

T-minus 10 days until 4 day Practical Rifle.
anyone else going to be out there next weekend?

[beanz2]

T-minus 10 days until 4 day Practical Rifle.
anyone else going to be out there next weekend?

I was going on 24-25th for Rifle Skill Builder, but now we're heading to Utah to meet our architect instead.

Constitutional Carry? Sign me up!

[DRM6000]

T-minus 10 days until 4 day Practical Rifle.
anyone else going to be out there next weekend?

I'll be out there the weekend after that. I'm doing three days of private.

[LCU1670]

Question for any other Knight members with CA version RIA 1911: it came with custom grip panels in a separate bag to swap out but on trying to do that it appears the regular panels are glued on somehow?? Not sure but i took out all 4 screws, tried to pry them off with my fingers, even gently pushed outward on them from the inside with a screwdriver, to no avail. I didn't use much force as i didn't want to damage anything. Has anyone else swapped these, is there some kind of adhesive or do i just need to use more force to get them off?

No adhesive, just a tight fit, use a box cutter and work your way around and gently work off, again, the screws are soft, be carefull when you tighten them down.

[Vinnie Boombatz]

Heading out for a quick trip in June for the 2-Day Handgun Skill Builder 6/22.