Flying united with rifles?

[00tec]

I have a flight coming up on United and wanted to return with some of my rifles that are stored here. I have one of those double rifle cases from harbor freight. Am I going to get raked over the coals with fees flying with it? It's 53x16. I know what their policy says, but wanted to reach out to see if anyone had experience with that particular airline in a similar situation.
I'm willing to pay a little extra, but if it's $200, I'll just drive back another day.

[BPTactical]

Why not ship them to yourself?

[00tec]

Why not ship them to yourself?

I had a bad experience.

[Oscar77]

OP:
Last time I flew with them it was the same story as always.......... no issues.
It's a checked bag and what ever the checked bag fee is.............. there you go.

[battlemidget]

Anything over 62 linear inches might get you an oversize bag fee. You can find travel cases that come up to 61.5"

[def90]

The oversized bag fee shouldn't apply because a rifle case would be covered under sporting goods.. just like skis, you don't pay extra for skis or snowboards, just the regular checked bag fee.

https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/baggage/sports-equipment.html

[00tec]

The oversized bag fee shouldn't apply because a rifle case would be covered under sporting goods.. just like skis, you don't pay extra for skis or snowboards, just the regular checked bag fee.

https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/baggage/sports-equipment.html

I don't see where the oversize doesn't apply there.

[Oscar77]

I don't see where the oversize doesn't apply there.

OP:
For what its worth........ I flew with a large hard sided case and all they were worried about was the weight.

YMMV.

[def90]

I don't see where the oversize doesn't apply there.

Firearms are included as part of your regular checked bags allowance just as skis are. “ Firearms carried in addition to the free baggage allowance will be assessed at the current excess baggage charge”

Sporting goods items such as fishing rods that may incur oversized luggage charges are specifically spelled out as having specific size limits.

If for some reason a firearm case would be declared oversize, the United oversize limit is 115 inches total which is determined by measuring length+width+height. So you could have a 62 inch long rifle case as long as the width plus the height doesn’t break the 115 inch rule.

[00tec]

Firearms are included as part of your regular checked bags allowance just as skis are. “ Firearms carried in addition to the free baggage allowance will be assessed at the current excess baggage charge”

Sporting goods items such as fishing rods that may incur oversized luggage charges are specifically spelled out as having specific size limits.

If for some reason a firearm case would be declared oversize, the United oversize limit is 115 inches total which is determined by measuring length+width+height. So you could have a 62 inch long rifle case as long as the width plus the height doesn’t break the 115 inch rule.

Source? I cannot find that terminology anywhere I look

[def90]

Source? I cannot find that terminology anywhere I look

The sporting goods items that may be subjet to oversized baggage fees list that they may be subject to over sized baggage fees right in the guidelines for those specific items. The fact that the possibilty that a firearm may be subject to oversized baggage fees is not specified under the firearms section you can deduce that they are not subject to that fee. The verbiage in the firearms section only states that you may be charged for additional bag fees if you are over your free checked bag total that is allowed for your purchased ticket.

The specific over sized baggage rules list the total length formula that determines an over sized item.