First, it can be a ridiculous hassle with TSA's idiots. I came through LAX recently with a scope in my carry one and TSA freaked out. Even when I showed them their own TSA site noting that scopes are allowed in carry-on bags, they insisted on calling the airport police (who almost laughed at TSA and said nothing was wrong it it) , then threatened to revoke my Pre-Check status (for no reason since I didn't do anything wrong), spent another 20 minutes on the phone calling a supervisor (who apparently was actually knowledgeable and competent, unlike the others), and then ultimately claimed that rules must have changed recently so I was now OK to go along. But that whole thing took them 45+ minutes and made me miss my flight. Never had issues carrying on a scope with TSA in Seattle, Dallas, or San Antonio nor in Doha or Johannesburg, just the TSA Idiots in LAX.
I would take just one stock if it was only me hunting, but my wife will also be doing so. The fit difference between is significant...so it's two stocks.
Were you a Boy Scout? Or member of Special Forces? Just teasing, but I do have a couple of suggestions.I’m using case packer and this is my first time traveling with the Blaser R8 in a pelican 1700. Since I have two R8s I would like to take them both-375H&H and 3006. However to do that I need to remove the scopes and take in my carry on. I’ve read enough posts to suggest that this could be a big hassle and could result in delays and possible missed flights etc- I really don’t want to deal with that even though tsa guidelines say scopes are acceptable. For you guys who do it routinely am I being too cautious?
On the other side I can take one R8 and then both scoped barrels and a spare trigger and bolt assembly which makes change out even easier. Your thoughts
As background I’m taking my nephews to SA for a week to hunt plains game with the 3006 and then I’m off to Zim for buff, croc and eland so the 375 will be used.
What have you Blaser guys done and what would you suggest
I’m trying to post a pic
I was told to pack a soft case for travel in the bakkie.Not to derail, but I don't understand packing a soft gun case to Africa. The lodges are bound to have loners I would think. Haven't looked at my lodge's suggested packing list since they updated the website, but I don't recall seeing soft gun case on the old list. Seemed to be plenty of them in the their armory. Surely the lodges at least have enough soft cases to take care of their rentals and a few extras in case one gets damaged or lost in the field?
Of course, some guys have showpiece soft gun cases they wish to share (visually!) with other hunters. That's fine. Admittedly, a showpiece rifle might look out of place stowed in an old canvas or leather soft gun case. And who knows what kind of crappy gun cases the lodge uses for loners (turns out my lodge's loners were MUCH better quality than the ones I had at home). I'm not terribly concerned about gun case quality because my guns are tools, not showpieces.
Incidentally, my first PH told me knife would be removed from the lodge's list when it was updated (I didn't bring a knife anyway). Listing it caused too many problems with fatheads who insisted on dressing their own game. "Why would you tell me to bring a knife if I can't use it." Would be nothing on the new list about NOT bringing one but listing it as suggested implied the wrong things.
Wow. A double derailment. Very atypical for me, eh?
I guess I can understand that. Client bangs up his fancy gun and then blames it on the outfitter's soft case. I'm sure it's been attempted. The world is full of assholes. Best to anticipate and tell clients to bring their own.
I'm planning to get a new case. I had a typo in my first post, its the V800 I have, not the V700. I'm hoping I can get a more compact case that can still fit in everything I want. Though I likely will only travel with 2 barrels at a time, I'd like to be able to take 3: 375 H&H, 300 WM, and 6.5 PRC.
Doable with one stock and paring down what was in the picture to the minimum, although I'm not sure you will be able to fit the scopes in with the barrels. Have to play the Jenga game on the website to sort it out.
Yeah, the scopes are the hard part. They fit fine in the V800 and I'm about 1lb below 50lb weight limit, but I would like to have a more compact setup and I know I have wasted space in the case today.
