Dear Guy's

What is a TSA lock for a rifle case?

When bringing rifles into USA what paper work is required.

Any thing else to look out for?

Thanks Mark

From Deltas web site

Shooting equipment
Shooting equipment is accepted as checked baggage only. It must fit within the very specific criteria that we outline below.
Declare to the Delta representative that you are checking a firearm.
Declare the existence of a firearm to security personnel if a security checkpoint is prior to the Delta counter.
All firearms must be declared by the passenger to a Delta representative at the main ticket counter .
Present firearm(s) unloaded and sign a "Firearms Unloaded" declaration.
Firearms must be packed in a locked manufacturer's hard–sided container specifically designed for the firearm, a locked hard–sided gun case, or a locked hard–sided piece of luggage. Handguns may be packed in a locked hard–sided gun case, and then packed inside an unlocked soft–sided piece of luggage. However, a Conditional Acceptance Tag must be used in this case.
Maintain entry permits in your possession for the country or countries of destination or transit.
Ensure small arms ammunition is packed in the manufacturer's original package or securely packed in fiber, wood, plastic or metal boxes and provide separation for cartridges.
If you need to travel with a weapon as checked baggage, you are responsible for knowledge of and compliance with all Federal, State, or Local laws regarding the possession and transportation of firearms. TSA locks are not approved for securing firearms. For more information about this regulation you can visit the TSA site.

Mark --- let me repeat the next to last sentence about TSA locks.

Once your firearm is inspected then locked by a TSA agent only the owner may have the key (or combination) to the lock. TSA can't get into your gun case after that -- if, for some reason, they want to get into it THEY MUST CONTACT YOU to get the key and open it in your presence.

Dear DB & JP

Thanks very much for the info.

Mark

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TSA can't get into your gun case after that -- if, for some reason, they want to get into it THEY MUST CONTACT YOU to get the key and open it in your presence.

From personal experience,

http://forums.accuratereloadin...451078541#7451078541

There is no such thing as a TSA lock for a rifle case, unless you want to violate federal law and take the risk. This subject has been beat to death more times than anything else on AR.

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Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:
There is no such thing as a TSA lock for a rifle case, unless you want to violate federal law and take the risk. This subject has been beat to death more times than anything else on AR.

More times than using a 45.70 for DG?

Frank - Yes!!

Larry Sellers
SCI Life Member

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Originally posted by Fjold:

quote:

Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:
There is no such thing as a TSA lock for a rifle case, unless you want to violate federal law and take the risk. This subject has been beat to death more times than anything else on AR.

More times than using a 45.70 for DG?

My new SKB Bow case has a lock that has a "TSA" followed by a number. When I traveled to Canada last year hunting my case was open and inspected withut my knowledge. No one asked for a key to open my bow case. I assumed the TSA has a big key ring to fitt all new bow and rifle cases. You sign an informed consent when you buy your ticket. Even moreso on international flights.
Longshot

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Originally posted by Longshot:
My new SKB Bow case has a lock that has a "TSA" followed by a number. When I traveled to Canada last year hunting my case was open and inspected withut my knowledge. No one asked for a key to open my bow case. I assumed the TSA has a big key ring to fitt all new bow and rifle cases. You sign an informed consent when you buy your ticket. Even moreso on international flights.
Longshot

On bow cases, yes, you can have a tsa lock, my skb case has them........... On rifle cases its a big NO NO