Lockable ammo container

[CoElkHunter]

There are some good points here. I had a group in Namibia hunting a couple years ago. On departure from Windhoek I asked the ticket counter personnel if we could put our ammo in the suitcase as it was checking through to Delta and we would have no opportunity to get it in JNB and repack. They allowed me to go upstairs to the directors office and I sweet talked the lady into letting us do it! It is Africa and you never know, good or bad, what is going to happen.
Regards,
Philip

Good point Philip. Again, since Murphy might show up and the ammo case MIGHT end up as a separate piece of checked luggage all the way back to the US, I feel more comfortable having a Pelican or similar type case. The baggage handlers could throw a small box like that a LONG way into the cargo hold and/or "misplace" it. Probably wouldn't happen, but ..... ?

 

[Philip Glass]

And that Benjamin needs to be as crisp as a new leaf of lettuce.

Actually this is very true. Only take the new $100 bills over seas. Some won't accept the old ones as they think it is counterfeit.

 

[375Fox]

That is with the Emirates route with the long layover. We are taking Qatar DFW-DOH-HRE and only have a 4 hour layover in DOH.

I don’t doubt there are 49 hour travel options. I just don’t like Africa travel being turned into something that’s more difficult than it actually is, particularly South Africa. It seems to happen fast here unfortunately, especially regards to travel with firearms. I’ve been on 10 trips to Africa. I’ve never had a problem I wasn’t able to get sorted out, no bribes involved. Unfortunately, it’s some of the crazy “advice” that gets remembered when people plan their first trips.

 

[YancyW]

I go a step further and put my cattle brand on all my Pelican cases with an electric brander. Mine won't get mixed up with the others. I realize that no one does this but hey I have to be different!

As much as I hate to copy someone else's idea on something like this, I am absolutely stealing this one.

 

[Hyde Hunter]

Hi, I did not mean to ignore you...

As another stated, a local trophy shop. Actually, it is advertised as a laser engraving shop. They make a lot of neat personalized stuff.

The laser left an awful lot of fiberglass fuzz around every engraved letter. I scraped it off with a bit of work using a razor blade glass scraper. Then I used white Testor's model paint to fill in the letters.
I did the same thing to my Pelican rifle case.

If you can't find a laser engraver locally, send me a PM and I will send you the contract info for my local Michigan shop. They charged me less than a hundred dollar bill for two cases. One could purchase a case for delivery to any laser shop. Once engraved, the ship could ship it to the client.

I just went to the local sports shop that does trophy's etc. and had them engrave a 6x6 gold plate with name, phone number and city and state for 10.00 total and got some of those pound together rivet's to hold it to the gun case and now I think I will do the same to my Pelican ammo case

 

[CoElkHunter]

Jim
My rule on using your carry on for a day pack with ammo etc in it is as follows. Unpack and open up all zippers and shake the hell out of it. Double check it and triple check it and then have a buddy look through it. Getting to the airport with ammo in the carry on in Africa. No thank you!
Philip

As much as I hate to copy someone else's idea on something like this, I am absolutely stealing this one.

I don't have a branding iron, so I think I'll get some giant elk stickers from RMEF and put on the gun case and ammo box.

 

[Hogpatrol]

Seven pages and the second post answered the OP's question.

 

[JimP]

Seven pages and the second post answered the OP's question.

Isn't that typical of most questions?

They are usually answered in the first few replies and then there are 10 pages of opinions along with other questions and answers.

 

[BRICKBURN]

Seven pages and the second post answered the OP's question.

Funny that.

use the search function

Subject: ”ammo box”

user: brickburn

You will get every last discussion on this topic. Solutions included

 

[rookhawk]

All this discussion reminded me to follow up on a ten year procrastination. My pelican is a model 1400. I remembered it had a dovetail slot in the front so you could remove it and slide in a nameplate instead. Ten years ago it was a mail-away endeavor so I never did it. It turns out for $17 on Amazon, I was able to get a bright red name plate made with white letters for my ammo carrier.

name
Phone
Email

If you have ammo containers that have this pre-made slot for a nameplate, getting one custom made is now cheap and a click away. Thanks for reminding me to get it done via this thread discussing it.

 

[sureshot375]

Harbor freight knock off pelican case for the win. It’s like 12 bucks, lightweight, and plenty sturdy enough to hold a couple boxes of ammo.

1800 Weatherproof Protective Case, Small, Black

Amazing deals on this 1800 Weatherproof Protective Case Small at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

You’re welcome.

 

[Tanks]

Jim
My rule on using your carry on for a day pack with ammo etc in it is as follows. Unpack and open up all zippers and shake the hell out of it. Double check it and triple check it and then have a buddy look through it. ...

I go a step further. I have bags I use for range and bags I use for carry on. I never use my carry on bags to transport firearms or ammo.

 

[rookhawk]

Harbor freight knock off pelican case for the win. It’s like 12 bucks, lightweight, and plenty sturdy enough to hold a couple boxes of ammo.

1800 Weatherproof Protective Case, Small, Black

Amazing deals on this 1800 Weatherproof Protective Case Small at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

You’re welcome.

Great link, great deal @sureshot375 . The ammo box I’ve used for all my safaris is the pelican 1400. Harbor Freight has a direct knock-off of that size for a bit more, still only $28. The interior dimensions of about 12x9x5 is enough to carry the max 11lbs of ammo regardless of caliber combos. Just packed it tonight with 50 rounds (5 ten round boxes) of 470NE and 50 rounds (2 cube shaped 20 round boxes and 2 small 5 round boxes) of 375HH. Total weight a few grams under total limit. I’ve also managed to squeeze the ammo in it for a 3-gun safari before too.

It would be overkill if the reader is a one-gun safari hunter that only brings 40-60 rounds, 2-3 boxes, of a small bore ammo.

2800 Weatherproof Protective Case, Medium, Black

Amazing deals on this 2800 Weatherproof Protective Case, Medium at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

 

[Tanks]

One thing. I dug out the firearms regulations from Emirates. They actually require the ammo box to be INSIDE your suitcase not checked-in separately. I let Travel Express take care of the permits etc.. Of course, then you have TSA rules which eliminates packing the firearm inside the suitcase.

 

[C.W. Richter]

One thing. I dug out the firearms regulations from Emirates. They actually require the ammo box to be INSIDE your suitcase not checked-in separately. I let Travel Express take care of the permits etc.. Of course, then you have TSA rules which eliminates packing the firearm inside the suitcase.

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was the purpose of this post to sell locking ammo cases and up airline baggage fees??? lol

 

[C.W. Richter]

was the purpose of this post to sell locking ammo cases and up airline baggage fees??? lol

Once again, in 7 trips, this has never been required. Soft ammo/range bag inside luggage containing hard ammo boxes. No problemo.

 

[C.W. Richter]

It takes between 18-24 hrs to get to your destination in Zim (even if it's 16 to Joburg and 5 hrs driving to Messina/Beitbridge-my preferred adventure). If it's 2-3x that amount, you're a special sort of traveler! You can get to argali hunting in Mongolia quicker than mentioned above, including 24 hrs of driving...

 

[C.W. Richter]

Misinformation is the reason we have the present administration we do in America.

 

[C.W. Richter]

"49 hours to Zimbabwe"? Say it ain't so! Is that by jet aircraft or a commuter prop plane? LOL

what happens when you check Longest/Cheapest flight in Expedia or very low Travelocity

 

[rookhawk]

This video sums up the process we covered the last 7 pages: