G-ManBart Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Hmmmm...every time I've flown to a match and had ammo (my reloads in Dillon boxes that have been used previously) in my checked bag it has been "randomly selected" for searching by TSA according to the little sheet they leave. The first time my bag missed my flight. I now leave a note with my business card taped to the ammo boxes "Hi, I'm flying to the XYZ pistol match, call me on my work cell if there's a problem" and my bag has always made the flight. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyburg Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 The swabing looks fir the chemical make up of items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA Friday Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 If the swabbing can give a false positive from heart attack medications (nitro tablets, CH2NO3) and fertilizer (ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3) the machine is obviously looking for NO3 (nitrate) as it's found in both and almost all explosives used by terrorists. Nitrate is in guncotton and nitro based smokeless powders. It's NOT found in GSR. The oxygen in the nitrate is consumed in the chemical reaction. TSA is talking about finding nitrate from GSR. Spill titegroup all over your shooting bag, you might have a problem. Rub TG all over your hands and not wash them, you will have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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