Bent gun barrel from airline travel...

[rob86jeep]

Who has had a gun damaged during airline travel? My buddy just had one ruined (broke the travel case in pieces and severely bent the barrel). Just wondering how generous/stingy the airlines will try to be with replacement cost.

 

[mt100gr.]

Zero help here, but please keep us posted. That is shameful, if you ask me.

Hope your buddy gets taken care of.

Do you have any pictures?

 

[rob86jeep]

 

[Fitzwho]

Holy cow. That is amazing. Sucks. But that almost had to be intentional.

 

[Ratbeetle]

Holy cow. That is amazing. Sucks. But that almost had to be intentional.

Yup, that took some effort.

 

[Gbrecka]

Unbelievable.

 

[ericthered]

What airline please and what airport do you suspect?

 

[tdhanses]

What case was it in?

 

[Theringworm]

What case was it in?

This ^^^^^. No way that’s in a reputable brand hardcase.

 

[wind gypsy]

When I was fresh out of college I used to fly with $20 Plano cases pretty frequently. Not a chance I’d do that now days.. That had to be intentional.

 

[tdhanses]

This ^^^^^. No way that’s in a reputable brand hardcase.

Yeah no way I see that happening to my case unless they drop 1000lbs on it but maybe I’m wrong.

 

[JPD350]

Wow, looking forward to hearing what gun case!

 

[MattB]

Honestly, how do you think that could be done intentionally? Having met a bunch of folks who work with luggage at airports, I don't give credit for figuring out how to bend a rifle barrel with the tools available to them.

 

[wind gypsy]

Honestly, how do you think that could be done intentionally? Having met a bunch of folks who work with luggage at airports, I don't give credit for figuring out how to bend a rifle barrel with the tools available to them.

Put one end of the case on top of a step or block so there is a gap beneath it and the ground and drive over it. The same could happen on accident.

 

[EastMT]

Did this go through a known anti gun/hunting area? Wouldnt doubt that at all.

That’s pretty unbelievable, hard to stomach that showing up on a fly out hunt


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[rob86jeep]

I'm leaving tomorrow to meet him on a hunting trip (was supposed to leave today as well buy my plane hard broke...). I'll update the post when I find out all the details and how the airline responded to the problem though. To me, I can't imagine a barrel bending unless it was driven over; not necessarily intentionally, but most likely gross negligence (although it could be a freak accident).

Luckily my other buddy we are meeting up with had a spare gun for him to use.

 

[Ronan Wiebe]

Who needs a 20moa rail!! Good grief

 

[CharlieTX]

Wow, how does it even happen that severely!

 

[wapitibob]

Throwing that rifle off a 20 story building wouldn’t bend the barrel like that. It got ran over.

 

[def90]

What was it in? One of those $29 Plano cases?