Ok it's all new to me I just be wanting to get an understanding of the processWhere are you going hunting? The inconvenience is minimal. You tell airline agent at counter you have ammo and a firearm to declare. They send you to TSA to send through separate scanner then send you on your way. You get a pre approved rifle permit in South Africa and it’s a 5 minute check. 11 lbs with a hard case is generally 60-80 rounds of 300-375 ammo. Getting the firearm permit in Namibia or Zimbabwe is a 20 minute process at most on arrival. If you are taking your own rifle it would be foolish (and possibly cause a lot of questions to get asked) not to take ammo. The inconvenience is the same.