Royal Mail would not send my Webley spring powered pistol by air to customer up north, so it went by road.In South Africa you can book your .357 or .45 on the same flight you are are travelling on.Of course you have no access to them until you collect your baggage.See pic below.Common sense and knowledge of firearms prevails.
Baz
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