I haven't done it... they don't have wings!!! lol, and their air speed, well....
Seriously I plan to drive out. I'm not a fan of airlines unless there's no other way.
It ought to be, stress OUGHT, to be, the same as any other declared firearm, secured and locked in an airline-approved hard-shell container. (I have even put the bolt separately into my suitcase so it can't be fired just by taking the rifle out... but that was a few yrs ago.)
I have heard that there is a weight limit on ammo, maybe 10-11 lbs? Check with the airline of choice and they have written policies on this which are probably even on line.
IIRC they in the past have been more worried about handguns than rifles.
As a separate piece of your "luggage", it will cost a few $$ over ticket price.
Edit: I might also add that you probably ought to check on any hubs/connection points, if that city or that state has laws on ARs or even on bigger mags, this could be a problem for you if anything happens and you have to stay over b/c of a schedule or flight snafu. I've read where that happened to some folks who had to stay over in NJ for example, when they had a flight mixup/delay etc... and they got arrested.
Chicago, NY, NJ, even Denver and maybe some other hubs... just need to check and be prepared for any contingencies. My extra $0.02.
Seriously I plan to drive out. I'm not a fan of airlines unless there's no other way.
It ought to be, stress OUGHT, to be, the same as any other declared firearm, secured and locked in an airline-approved hard-shell container. (I have even put the bolt separately into my suitcase so it can't be fired just by taking the rifle out... but that was a few yrs ago.)
I have heard that there is a weight limit on ammo, maybe 10-11 lbs? Check with the airline of choice and they have written policies on this which are probably even on line.
IIRC they in the past have been more worried about handguns than rifles.
As a separate piece of your "luggage", it will cost a few $$ over ticket price.
Edit: I might also add that you probably ought to check on any hubs/connection points, if that city or that state has laws on ARs or even on bigger mags, this could be a problem for you if anything happens and you have to stay over b/c of a schedule or flight snafu. I've read where that happened to some folks who had to stay over in NJ for example, when they had a flight mixup/delay etc... and they got arrested.
Chicago, NY, NJ, even Denver and maybe some other hubs... just need to check and be prepared for any contingencies. My extra $0.02.
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