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Most times if you travel direct to your destination from the US you have little to no problem. But there are some "do not" things in your plans. Like do not travel through Britain or France. The stops in Britain are legendary for trouble and as with us, our guns were pulled off our plane, in the US, due to weight problems with the plane itself. Then the guns were shipped by themselves through Paris to RSA. Our difficulty was a stop in Atlanta with a change to the South African Airlines. When we returned everyone denied responsibility for the damages cases and guns. The cases looked just like someone had thrown them out of the plane onto the runway. Long story short, everything was reparable and everything got repaired, at our expense. It was just aggravating.
Just buy the best case you can afford and expect it to get beat up. Whether or not the exterior damage transfers to the inside has a lot to do with how good (expensive) your case is. Quality aluminum over thick plywood should be a consideration unless you go with a real heavy duty polymer. Get wheels on one end so the heavy beast is easy to roll. Sorry but that is how it works when you go across the pond.
Ed
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