When we moved, we had way to much for a u-haul or a self-driven van. Nor was I capable of manhandling significant furniture. Thus, we did the classic moving company (which we could afford). For the guns - the handguns (due to NYS laws) went FFL to FFL. The long arms were packed in Pelican cases. The driver and I went over them, being sure they were not loaded, taking down serial numbers, I took pictures, he did too). They wouldn't take ammo. In our SUV, I took (stored according to the Fed travel rules, etc) a compliant Ruger PCC. It came up to the motel room each night. Now, for all my generic ammo, I had a bargain sale for buddies. Shipping it would be a pain and not worth my time in the other details of a move and house sale/buy. I did take a few of the fancy SD ammo (some 20 round boxes) with us in the SUV.
Now, I'm reading advice about moving. OMG, the movers will steal everything and it's not covered (I made sure of that specifically). So, folks pack 'arsenals' so to speak in their U-haul and drive across country (some claim to drive 24/7 - I couldn't). Question for those in the know (law,etc.) - how likely is it for a break in at the motel in the dark of the night? Do thieves have a spider sense for the arsenal on the road? Easy to get into one of those?
On a previous move, just for you shower fans, the set of Psycho butcher knives vanished.
Just curious.