Carrying ammo in suitcase at airport?

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I want to bring my brothers some ammo in my check-in luggage from Vegas to Denver. Just a few Box's.

Is that legal without declaring it?
 
Check out TSA's website.

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm

This was on that link.

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Ammunition
Check with your airline or travel agent to see if ammunition is permitted in checked baggage on the airline you are flying. If ammunition is permitted, it must be declared to the airline at check-in. Small arms ammunitions for personal use must be securely packed in fiber, wood or metal boxes or other packaging specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition. Ask about limitations or fees, if any, that apply. Read our Firearms & Ammunition section.


Carry-on: NO Checked: YES
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Ammunition in airports, TSA, local purchases...

I'd say if you plan to fly commerical US aircraft, check the TSA policy & the airline directly.
I flew from Orlando FL to Pittsburgh, PA in 2007. I checked the message boards and TSA website way in advance.
I kept my Ruger GPNY .38spl unloaded and secured in a Plano/Docsell type plastic gun case with a TSA lock. I followed the web posts advice and told the airline employee in a clear, direct way that I was declaring a unloaded firearm in a locked, secured case. The check-in agent looked at my Ruger .38spl quickly and didn't pick it up or open the cylinder. She processed my bags and away I went, ;).

When I touched down in PA, I got a 50rd box of Remington 125gr JHP +P in a rural gun shop(Bee's Guns, near Saltsburg). My airline flight was one way and had my GPNY for protection as I drove my mother's car through several states.

In closing I'd say plan ahead, learn the airline-TSA SOPs, be polite, stay calm and speak slowly & clearly. Take some extra time too if you think your departure airport is slow or may select you for TSA screening.
 
Elvis has probably already left for the 'terminal'... but

I would assume it is no different than declaring a firearm and ammo... except without the firearm.

Just have to declare it and have it stored and locked in a box per TSA and the airlines specifications.... not really that hard.
 
I was home from the military in the 1980's & wanted to move some ammo to where I was stationed. I had a large suitcase heavily loaded down with boxes of ammo. I even left it with the airline as I visited a lady friend in Indy for a few days. It was checked baggage of course. I didn't have any problems, may be different today.
 
The following is a cut and paste from the TSA web site:


You may only transport firearms, ammunition and firearm parts in your checked baggage. Firearms, ammunition and firearm parts are prohibited from carry-on baggage.
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Good times....

Yeah things have changed quite a bit at US airports since the 1980s.
People used to get dressed up and US airlines served meals, snacks, drinks too. ;)

Clyde
 
Why screw with possible trouble from underpaid and undertrained TSA workers? Regs don't always apply. Not worth the bother, IMHO.
Send by mail or FedEx.
 
Elvishead got the correct answer in the very first posted response. There isn't much point in continuing the conversation since the question has been asked numerous times. After about 3 or 4 posts the responses become either repetitive, or philosophical, or worse yet - political.
 
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