I have an aluminum case that will competently transport two double guns broken down into sleeves. It has two set-number locks and two more-conventional closures. It fits inside the zippered bottom on a wheeled duffle that completely conceals it's contents (and it's function) from all but the most attentive eyes. I have used it for many years now, flying guns back and forth across this country. The knock on the duffel is that it will hold much more than the 50-lbs that you're now allowed by the airlines in this country (before they hit you with an upcharge), so the top half is almost never full (I keep the requisite boxes of ammo in the top as well). I bought the whole setup from Cabela's about 20-years ago now (back in the good old days of their operation).

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A gun case that looks like a gun case is inviting trouble IMHO. The frame and minor padding provided by the wheeled-duffel has protected the aluminum case to the point where it still looks almost new (and it is by-no-means all that substantial). I declare the guns upon check-in and open it up for the airline folks to inspect (they always ask "is it loaded?" as I show them the various sections...Lord help us!), they then direct it to TSA for further screening. After it has been run through the gamma ray device (or whatever that lumbering thing is), I have the TSA folks spin the locks on the gun-case part and then zip everything up. Because it doesn't look suspicious, I almost always pick it up on the regular carousel with the rest of my luggage at my destination.

Last edited by Lloyd3; 10/25/22 06:00 PM.