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Posted: 4/11/2022 10:31:07 PM EDT
So, first time checking a firearm at MCO WTF, perp walk to TSA from the Southwest counter.
In NOLA, you tag and drop your case off like anything else, except you put the little property tag in. The lady at the counter acted like it was normal |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/12/2022 2:51:58 PM EDT
Same shit at TPA when I flew to Vegas the night before Thanksgiving. Return flight from Vegas just dropped my bag off with the ticket agent.
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Posted: 4/12/2022 7:00:51 PM EDT
Every airport has different procedures and even the airlines vary with how they handle it.
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IA, USA
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Posted: 4/12/2022 9:52:57 PM EDT
It's not a perp walk. It's actually the best way to check your firearms, because they get special handling the whole way, far less likely to be lost long the way.
Where were you flying too, and did your bag come out separately upon your arrival? |
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Posted: 4/12/2022 10:11:06 PM EDT
Quote History Originally Posted By F224: It's not a perp walk. It's actually the best way to check your firearms, because they get special handling the whole way, far less likely to be lost long the way. Where were you flying too, and did your bag come out separately upon your arrival? I didn't notice any special handling other than a sticker and a pamphlet in the case. I did notice having to be escorted down an elevator and across the airport to a TSA check center instead of the fine folks at the airline taking care of it. Seems like a hassle to me, but if it's what you're accustomed to I guess it doesn't. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/13/2022 7:14:08 AM EDT
The advantage is you drop it at that location and it gets scanned IMMEDIATELY so if there is a problem you are standing right there.
Or they could feed it into the baggage system, if there is a problem they can call you back from your gate and you can go through security twice. |
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Posted: 4/14/2022 10:23:12 AM EDT
Everywhere I’ve checked one has had me accompany the bag to the scanning area. MCO has been one of the easier ones usually.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/15/2022 7:14:46 AM EDT
The last time I went with checked firearms I went downstairs into the TSA screening room at MCO.
Never had issues. |
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Posted: 4/15/2022 11:21:01 AM EDT
[Last Edit: olekennyroy]
Well, last night was fun flying out of MSY.
Learned an important lesson; laptop and firearms need to be in different bags. TSA also doesn't know their own rules, and I'll keep extra locks just in case next time. Long story short, they "have to" check every checked laptop so they cut the locks off. When they saw the firearm, cue the "it was at this moment he knew he fucked up" music, and I got a frantic call from SW telling me TSA needed the key for the lock they found inside my pelican case because they now have an unsecured firearm and need a way to lock it. Total shit show. Fuck TSA. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/19/2022 2:52:17 PM EDT
MCO has been hit or miss sometimes. Ive had it just get opened at the counter and place the tag inside and they put it on the belt. I have also had to walk it down stairs to get looked at in the little secure room while I watched. Nothing is ever the same and they never know their own rules.
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Posted: 5/12/2022 11:49:57 PM EDT
I rather go with the bag and be there when they check it. I recently flew JFK to SFO and back. At JFK they called TSA and told them a bag with a firearm was coming down and it went on the belt. At SFO they walked me to TSA and I watched as they rummaged thru my suitcase and swabbed everything including the inside of the gun case for explosives.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 9:44:43 PM EDT
I flew out of Orlando last week up to Chicago O’Hare. The process at MCO was ridiculously more complex than returning through ORD.
The United reps at O’Hare were much more accommodating and FAST, than those reps at the Orlando counter. Fucking opposite world here! |
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Posted: 5/17/2022 11:49:22 AM EDT
Quote History Originally Posted By secamp32: I rather go with the bag and be there when they check it. I recently flew JFK to SFO and back. At JFK they called TSA and told them a bag with a firearm was coming down and it went on the belt. At SFO they walked me to TSA and I watched as they rummaged thru my suitcase and swabbed everything including the inside of the gun case for explosives. Did it come up positive? |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/18/2022 6:58:12 PM EDT
Quote History Originally Posted By Mudfoot: I flew out of Orlando last week up to Chicago O’Hare. The process at MCO was ridiculously more complex than returning through ORD. The United reps at O’Hare were much more accommodating and FAST, than those reps at the Orlando counter. Fucking opposite world here! Any tips to getting through the process at MCO? I'm going to be flying United out of MCO in about a month, and I want to be prepared. I know that the rules say I am supposed to put my handgun (unloaded) in a locked case in my luggage with ammo separate/in original boxes. Are there any extra complications on top of this? |
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Posted: 5/18/2022 10:13:48 PM EDT
Quote History Originally Posted By biometrician: Any tips to getting through the process at MCO? I'm going to be flying United out of MCO in about a month, and I want to be prepared. I know that the rules say I am supposed to put my handgun (unloaded) in a locked case in my luggage with ammo separate/in original boxes. Are there any extra complications on top of this? |
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Posted: 5/19/2022 2:06:02 PM EDT
Quote History Originally Posted By biometrician: Any tips to getting through the process at MCO? I'm going to be flying United out of MCO in about a month, and I want to be prepared. I know that the rules say I am supposed to put my handgun (unloaded) in a locked case in my luggage with ammo separate/in original boxes. Are there any extra complications on top of this? Leaving ammo in the magazine can be hit or miss. In the factory box or an ammo case of some sort (like the MTM plastic cases) might save you some hassle. |
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Posted: 5/19/2022 9:47:30 PM EDT
Quote History Originally Posted By Shadowgrouse: Leaving ammo in the magazine can be hit or miss. In the factory box or an ammo case of some sort (like the MTM plastic cases) might save you some hassle. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shadowgrouse: Originally Posted By biometrician: Any tips to getting through the process at MCO? I'm going to be flying United out of MCO in about a month, and I want to be prepared. I know that the rules say I am supposed to put my handgun (unloaded) in a locked case in my luggage with ammo separate/in original boxes. Are there any extra complications on top of this? Leaving ammo in the magazine can be hit or miss. In the factory box or an ammo case of some sort (like the MTM plastic cases) might save you some hassle. This^. |
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Posted: 5/19/2022 10:34:48 PM EDT
Quote History Originally Posted By Shadowgrouse: Leaving ammo in the magazine can be hit or miss. In the factory box or an ammo case of some sort (like the MTM plastic cases) might save you some hassle. IIRC, in the magazine is supposed to be fine as long as they are in a pouch that covered the rounds. But I’ve always used a factory box so I didn’t have to worry about whether it was going to cause an issue. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/19/2022 11:00:06 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Pallas]
I liked it here when TSA would scan your bags in front of you, that was a long time ago. CLT would make you wait at the counter, then tell you it was okay, same time frame though. I've UPS'd my pistol to myself.
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Posted: 5/20/2022 5:42:39 AM EDT
Quote History Originally Posted By gunnut284: IIRC, in the magazine is supposed to be fine as long as they are in a pouch that covered the rounds. But I’ve always used a factory box so I didn’t have to worry about whether it was going to cause an issue. Small arms ammunition (up to .75 caliber and shotgun shells of any gauge) must be packaged in a fiber (such as cardboard), wood, plastic, or metal box specifically designed to carry ammunition and declared to your airline. So, the argument is a magazine isn't a box... But it also states Firearm magazines and ammunition clips, whether loaded or empty, must be securely boxed or included within a hard-sided case containing an unloaded firearm. But, I'm with you, leave it in a box and save the trouble. Some guys want to go all "Print the rules so you can wave it in their face". |
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Posted: 6/8/2022 10:42:02 PM EDT
Originally Posted By TailHunter: Did it come up positive? No |
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Posted: 6/13/2022 12:25:15 PM EDT
Quote History Originally Posted By Coldbore556: MCO has been hit or miss sometimes. I've had it just get opened at the counter and place the tag inside and they put it on the belt. I have also had to walk it down stairs to get looked at in the little secure room while I watched. Nothing is ever the same and they never know their own rules. This was my experience with Spirit in 2017. Just placed the tag inside the case, returned it to the suitcase, and away I went. |
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Posted: 6/14/2022 12:47:52 PM EDT
I "may" have once been between the runway and taxiway at MCO with 2 pistols and a suppressed AR in my truck, after going through TSA screening. Such high security.
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Posted: 6/15/2022 3:58:50 PM EDT
Quote History Originally Posted By Rook1069: I "may" have once been between the runway and taxiway at MCO with 2 pistols and a suppressed AR in my truck, after going through TSA screening. Such high security. If you were in your truck you weren't screened by TSA. Access to the AOA is controlled by the airport authority and they conduct any searches/screening. |
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Posted: 6/16/2022 1:08:53 PM EDT
Vegas is dtop and fly, Salt Lake was perpwalk.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 6/25/2022 5:09:38 PM EDT
I'm flying out of MCO this week with my pistol.
What's not clear to me is what type of lock should I bring. I will be putting my pistol case inside my luggage. Do I use a TSA lock for both my suitcase and my luggage, or do I use a padlock for both? Should I just get a set of both and use whatever makes the TSA happy so I can go on my way? |
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Posted: 6/25/2022 6:21:45 PM EDT
TSA lock on your bag. Your own real padlock on the pistol case. Also, secure it to the bag if you can. If it's a roller bag and you can run a cable around the support struts. Anything that prevents someone from sliding the pistol case out fast.
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Posted: 6/25/2022 11:23:20 PM EDT
I always use a non-TSA lock on the case and the bag.
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Posted: 6/26/2022 8:29:31 AM EDT
I've done it countless time in Tampa without issue. Orlando and Miami are dominated by Yankees and people from the 3rd world who make a big production out of everything. Choose where you travel to carefully
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Posted: 6/26/2022 6:04:38 PM EDT
Quote History Originally Posted By itsnotpersonal: I've done it countless time in Tampa without issue. Orlando and Miami are dominated by Yankees and people from the 3rd world who make a big production out of everything. Choose where you travel to carefully I’ve been pleasantly surprised and not had any significant issues (other than just added time) at any of the airports I’ve flown out of, including Baltimore, both DC Reagan and Dulles, and Denver. |
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Posted: 6/27/2022 10:53:43 AM EDT
[Last Edit: i_tell_you_what]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gunnut284: I've been pleasantly surprised and not had any significant issues (other than just added time) at any of the airports I've flown out of, including Baltimore, both DC Reagan and Dulles, and Denver. Sky Harbor they wanted to swab the case for explosives  but was fine otherwise.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 6/28/2022 4:24:18 PM EDT
Well I'm flying out of Orlando tomorrow afternoon with my pistol. I'm putting my handgun and ammo in a pelican case and locking it with padlocks, and I've got a cable to secure it to the frame of my suitcase. TSA lock for bag.
I'm praying the TSA doesn't give me any problems- I hate dealing with entitled people that sit behind a desk. I'm flying back from a small airport in Montana, so I doubt I'll have issues with them. If I survive I'll post an AAR. |
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