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Crossfire wrote:Speed strips, ammo wallets, magazines, etc, aren't considered "secure containers" for ammo. But the cardboard box it came in seems to be just fine. Oh, and don't try to carry it in any of those fancy plastic containers that reloaders use either.

Cardboard boxes, that's what you need. With the original factory writing on it. Even if it isn't the same ammo that belongs in the box, it's OK. Just as long as it is cardboard.

Trust me, as one who flies, and has previously tried to apply logic to this process. I have given up my share of ammo to the TSA.

completely agree with you. I tried explaing, "The point is, to cover up the primer, so something doesn't impact the primer and and and..."
it was like playing handball, against the drapes...

USA1 wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:Doesn't the ammo have to be packaged separately from the gun in an appropriate container?

Here's what the rules say...

# You must securely pack any ammunition in fiber (such as cardboard), wood or metal boxes or other packaging that is specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition.
# You can't use firearm magazines/clips for packing ammunition unless they completely and securely enclose the ammunition (e.g., by securely covering the exposed portions of the magazine or by securely placing the magazine in a pouch, holder, holster or lanyard).
# You may carry the ammunition in the same hard-sided case as the firearm, as long as you pack it as described above.

I plan to keep the ammo in speed strips (which cover the primers) and keep the speed strips in an ammo wallet/pouch which completely encloses the ammunition.

I don't disagree with you at all, and I flew with my ol' snubbie, with the ammo in two speed strips and a speed loader, to Az from DFW. on the way there, no problem. on the way back, the old asian lady who barely spoke Engrish flipped smooth out, called her supervisor and they "confiscated" the ammo. was the only way they would let me on the plane. You can argue rules and rights and all that, but at the end of the day, they have the "power" to decide if you get on the plane.

is worth the moment of time to get a little ammo box to put the ammo in. I had a box of Monarch .357 (was like 20 rds) that I used. I'd just tape both ends of the box and was good to go. least, that's what I did after that...