Don: thanks for the info on the 5kilo limit being the standard. I had not heard that number before and was going to research it but no need now thanks to you. I'm sure they gave a one-eyed chimp with cataracts a dart and spun a target with numbers on it and had him throw the dart to get that number....
The TSA genius who looked at my two Parkers in a double case opened it and looked at the rubber banded bundle of rooster tail feathers and said, "what are these?".... I felt so much safer! He had NO IDEA what he was looking at. Both butts and both barrels were in socks. He just fingered things and obviously had no clue what he was looking at. He loosened straps and didn't fasten anything back up tight enough. I had to re-do everything he touched before I could close or I would have had a scrambled mess at this end. What a joke. You'd think that TSA would at least give a bit of training on the various types of guns. I have nothing but good things to say about the Ziegel Engineering case I borrowed from Trigg. They beat the snot out of the corners and dent it mightily but I've not seen a damaged gun part inside yet. This is the 6.25"x9.25"x34" clamshell type case that holds two butts, 2 S/S bbls and 1 O/U bbl or an additional small ga S/S bbl. I put cleaning stuff, snap caps, oil and grease bottles, swab, brush, and patches and such in the O/U slot. There's a good thick divider between where the butts and the bbls go that prevents them from contacting each other. It's most definitely the best aluminum case I have seen... MUCH better than the flat style case I got from Cabelas.. M U C H with a capital M. The interior is lined with tacky looking synthetic carpet like material but it all seems to work well if you put every piece in a good guns sock. I am going to get one this winter for sure. I got my 2-bbls set 28 Repro and my 10ga in it for the Canada trip with Trigg. With two doubles in it + the accessories, it weighs just under 30# which is much better than a Tuffpak which would weigh over 40# with all that in it. I'd highly recommend these Ziegels for anyone looking for a good travelling case. They have a good website.
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