On my latest trip to UK to collect additions to my meager collection, I was stunned to be presented with an excess baggage charge for "firearm handling" from BA. British Air have long been known for their mean attitude to traveler's baggage, but this is pure extortion. I guess that they have us airgun collectors by the short hairs. It was not so long ago that airlines gave 50% off the baggage weight limit for sporting goods (which included air guns). So overseas purchasers would be wise to select a different airline. Sadly BA's meanness has caught on. I've just found out that my next trip with EVA Air, they have adopted BA's parsimonious 23kg baggage allowance. My collector's wings have been well and truly clipped!