Question about flying/checking in a pistol

Yes you can do it but you need to tell the ticket counter when checking in. IT has to be in locked box. They will issue some type of receipt for it then you can put it in a checked bag. When you arrive, you present that receipt and claim it. My wife has done it recently with no problems. I might a detail or two wrong as I didn't fly with her, but she said it was really easy.

Ended up ordering a Pelican 1170 case for this, and will just use standard master locks with it. Read a good bit of reviews that sounded like quite a few people had done the same. I didn't really like the look of some of those small metal ones and sounded like some of them were over 5 pounds. Pelican weights around 2 pounds or so, although it is a little bit more bulky. Metal may be more secure, but ultimately I just need it to keep the tsa happy.

I also liked that they have the foam you can pull out to match exactly to the gun/magazines. You can also buy replacement foam in case you want to use it for different guns.

One other thing I considered is if I lost the key to one of those metal cases with a built in lock, I'd probably have to pry it open and ruin it (or pick the lock), but with the pelican I could just use some bolt cutters and buy a new lock.

Hope this helps for someone

Pelican 1170

Master Lock

Replacement foam