But you see what people are saying, right? You’re already acknowledging you’ll lose money on the deal; why not just pay to ship your gun or check your bags?
I’m with you, though. Having driven across northern Nevada, I’d want to be armed too. It’s a wasteland.
My wife and I travel several times a year and we've streemlined the process nicely by leaving the luggage home and just packing a small carry-on. No more dragging around suitcases, no standing in line at the luggage carousel, no damaged gear, no lost luggage. It's completely changed the way we travel. The only downside is not being able to bring a gun in a checked bag.
I know I can ship my gun here and I know I can carry my gun here. I've done it numerous times. I've bought and sold guns over Gunbroker and other sites all over the country dozens of times. Its how I have financed most of my gun collection along with along with local sales and trading up with my C&R license.
I can buy a gun from Nevada via Gunbroker or whatever and have it shipped to Mass and I can sell a gun to someone in Nevada from Mass. Nevada has reciprocity for LTCs including Mass so carrying here isn't an issue.
It just seems odd that i can buy a gun and have it shipped home, and i can sell a gun from home and have it shipped here, but i can't come here and buy and sell a gun in person. I realize that if a bought a gun at a shop and carried it for two weeks while traveling across the state and then sold it at amother gun shop on the other side of the state I would take a loss. I don't care about that. I look at it like a rental fee. I just find the law very odd. Online sales from Nevada to Mass=OK but In-person sale in Nevada to a Mass resident = No. Well, it turns out it can be ok.
Despite all of the kind words and useful (not so much) advice I just bought a C&R eligible pistol at a shop outside of Pahrump. It's perfect for a carry gun for the next two weeks and it'll be dirt cheap to ship back home.