Can anyone tell me why I can't just take my rifle out of the stock, so that I can put it in a shorter case for air travel. I take it apart once a year or so for cleaning, and there is no negative affect that I can see.It would be a lot cheaper than buying a new take down rifle. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

you can - i do it all the time - make sure to check zero when you put it together again, i've had the zero shift a couple times

This approach works for me when traveling in the US. I do check the sight-in anyway. So far, two of my rifles that have been bedded into synthetic stocks have not shifted impact points.

I looked into this as I sometimes have to travel on the subway here in london with a rifle.

A small shotgun-style case is much subtler than a full-length soft or hard rifle case i'm sure you'll appreciate!

Since the police shot that Brazillian electrician for wearing a padded jacket and listening to an ipod I have, perhaps understandably, become much more wary of carrying firearms on public transport.

The only problem I can see with what you propose is that it is occasionally not possible, or desirable, to check your zero everytime you go hunting.

I was advised that a glass bedding job with an epoxy that sets hard and doesn't shrink too much would ensure that the zero wouldn't shift noticeably if you choose to take your rifle out of the stock each time.

Of course you could buy a blaser, that would cover all the bases and each barrel gets it's own scope.

Londonhunter of the European forum takes this approach and he's always jetting off somewhere or another.

Regards,

GH

It does serve as a "poor man's substitue" but the package is still somewhat bigger than a true take-down. Being a poor man, that's what I do .

Ghubert, it must be a bit exhilirating to be the only armed citizen on the Tube, other than the aforementioned risks. Of course, that assumes you have ammunition as well, which I bet is unlikely.

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Originally posted by tiggertate:
It does serve as a "poor man's substitue" but the package is still somewhat bigger than a true take-down. Being a poor man, that's what I do .

Ghubert, it must be a bit exhilirating to be the only armed citizen on the Tube, other than the aforementioned risks. Of course, that assumes you have ammunition as well, which I bet is unlikely.

I have a confession to make, I didn't get my driving license until after I got my firearms license so I had to travel with rifle, knife, ammunition cammo clothing and a rangefinder!

Getting stopped by the police would involve a serious amount of hassle in the socialist utopia that is Britain under Zanu-labour.

The ammo had to come with me, in a mtm box drilled to accept a small padlock, the rifle bolt is out of the rifle and in a little bag in my inside breast pocket and there is a plastic breech flag in the action so as not to scare anyone if I have to open my bag.

The police in the UK are not as firearm savvy as most US cops, certainly not the country cops.

I remember visiting my cousin in San Antonio when I was sixteen, I got talking to a cop in a seven-eleven and told him I had never even seen a handgun before in real life, let alone seen a armed bloke munching on doughnuts and talking to the sales assistant.

He unloaded his glock, bless him, and let me have a look.

Occasionally I have to do it these days but since this: Tube shooting I avoid it like the plague.

I'm usually tanned for god's sake!!

Regards,

GH

My stalking rifles are 'held together' by hex head threaded bolts. For travelling any distance, I remove the complete barrelled action from the stock. Using a calibrated torque screw driver / wrench like the Fat wrench I use helps maintain consistent 'bolt tightness'.

BTW Ghubert, I believe it is against the law to travel on public transport with a firearm. The irony of course is the Glasgow - Fort William over night sleeper train, called the Stalker". LOL!

I believe in order to travel on the long distance trains, you must have written permission from the train operating company higher management. And provide all your details, address etc.

No thanks.I will drive 13 hours rather than compromise my domestic security.

It is possible on the Eurostar. That IS fact. But under no circumstances no ammunition!

The original Holland and Holland takedown rifles were just as "Eny" describes. Except a "hook" into the rear of the stock with the front screw being altogether larger and "coin operated"!

I always travel with my rifles out of their stocks. I even will remove the scopes to pack them in with my clothes. Leupold QRW rigns and a piller and glass bedded stock in 5 trips to Africa I have never had to adjust my zero. This has held true for 4 different guns. I use a Tuffpak takedown case. Many times it comes out with the regular luggage because they don't know it's a gun case.......Tom

Kenny Jarrett's take down is exactly that. He pillar beds them and if you re-assemble with a torque wrench they are usually very close to on the money. Take a look at his web site and you will see them. Americase makes a very handy case for this concept.

Thanks for the feed back, the money saved by not buying a new rifle will be well spent hunting!

Sauer 202 non takedown is is a kind of takedown if it has as mine EAW scope rings.

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I thought that Electrician in London was shot by the SAS?