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Thread: Traveling with an Upper

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skintop911 View Post
    Who here is a frequent flyer with firearms?
    Flown with an upper in checked baggage as asked?

    Just sayin'.

    I recommend that you UPS, Fedex, or USPS the upper to avoid the issue.

    If flying I would disclose it, making it clear that it is not a firearm but parts. It is likely to be identified as a firearm and pulled for further screening if not disclosed, potentially causing unnecessary delay. If you could enclose it in a small, hard-sided TSA compliant case with locks so much the better, just to avoid issues.
    I used to fly with firearms a few times a year but with the new machines I now drive from VA to OK instead of flying.
    As long as you identify it and have it in an airline approved locking container with locks that the tea can't open, you're good to go (no loose ammo, etc but OP said just the upper). Have to walk it over and be with it during screening in case TSA needs to see it. After that you're good to go.

    But with checked baggage fees it may now be cheaper to ship.

    Tapatalk ate my spelling and grammar.

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    You CANNOT take it aboard the plane and if they detect it in your luggage you will be unceremoniously pulled from wherever u reside.

    IF you choose to fly with it declare it as if we're the completed article.
    "One cannot awaken a man who pretends to be asleep..."

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    ^^ That. But why bother? Just ship it!!!
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    Neither TSA nor the airline counter-workers care one bit if it's a serialized part or not...

    ...partially because none of them are highly evolved enough primates to know what that means, but mostly because they just don't make the distinction.

    If you don't just ship it, that's gonna be "checked baggage," and this stickied thread becomes relevant reading: https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=86345
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