Lest anyone think this is an isolated instance, we should note that we are hearing other problems of this kind with Air France. For all we know, other airlines may be balking at this practice, too. Our advice is simply to ignore the TSA suggestion about ammo and pack it in one of your other bags. Yes, you could probably call all the airlines you plan to fly on a given hunting trip and ask each one if they have a policy against placing ammunition in a gun case. But how reliable would that feedback from individuals agents be? Importantly, TSA does not say you have to put your ammo in your gun case; it says you may. Our advice is, don't.
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