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Hey Gwhite, I used to shoot on the MIT range when I did my masters there. We've never actually met on the range but one time you answered my question regarding shipping my air pistol to the UK and airline regulations wrt locks. Anyhow, I also shoot a Morini 162E. Over the past 9 months I have been h...

This is the reply I received from the TSA today Thank you for your email message concerning the checked baggage screening process and how it affects passengers carrying firearms in checked baggage. On flights that originate in the U.S. passengers can transport a firearm in accordance with 49 CFR §15...

Hello everyone, To avoid potential hassle with my travel to the UK (with my air pistol), I'm thinking of mailing my air cylinder separately. People from the US: which service should I go with? Fedex or USPS? Also, what do I declare on the form? I'm not sure if 'air cylinder' is an acceptable item fo...

Thanks for your input, everyone! Rutty -- I'm gonna be staying in Cambridge for 6 months. I'm in touch with Rob Stubbs and the University club there. My Morini has the CIP low power stamp on it and it's actually be tuned down to fit the Canadian muzzle velocity requirement, so I think I'm fine on th...

Thanks so much for the advice everyone! I'm gonna try to put a lock on my case and just take one cylinder, attached to the gun. Hopefully I will not get in any trouble that way. Rob, yes I am the Beckett Patrick mentioned in his email. I am currently in Boston for grad school and will be moving Camb...

guys I just spoke with a representative at Delta Airlines on the phone this afternoon. First thing she asked me was 'sir, what is an air pistol?'. Then after checking with her supervisor, she came back to me and said I wouldn't be allowed to bring my air pistol because, and i quote 'it has a GAS TAN...

Hi everyone, I am moving to England soon and would like to take my air pistol with me so I can practice during my stay. Because air pistols are not considered firearms in the US, do I need to declare that as a firearm when I check in at the airport? If not, what do I declare? And does it need to be ...

Hi everyone, I am moving to England soon and would like to take my air pistol with me so I can practice during my stay. Because air pistols are not considered firearms in the US, do I need to declare that as a firearm when I check in at the airport? If not, what do I declare? And does it need to be ...