Gun Cases?
09-09-2009, 09:54 AM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 679
i have a fiberglass gun case[ very ridged] and when i leave tomorrow morning at 5 am. for the caribou hunt ,i will not worry that some moron throws it into the planes baggage suit .my fishing rod is also included in my gun case .
09-09-2009, 05:12 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Camp Lejeune, NC
Posts: 3,869
Are you talking about Pelican Cases or hard cases in general?
09-09-2009, 09:37 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 3,813
Do you guys find that transporting them in the plastic cases with foam inside keeps the scope from getting knocked off zero?
So now once I have a gun sighted in for hunting season, no matter where it goes, it goes in a hard plastic case. My MLs are all sidelocks and do not use scopes. For those I will use either the padded bag or hard case with the lock facing up.
Last edited by RobertSubnet; 09-09-2009 at 09:40 PM.
09-10-2009, 03:09 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Hayes, Va.
Posts: 2,332
I use this style of gun case:
It is made by Plano and is very good for the money. It is called the 1301 AIRGLIDE GUN CASE. It is listed here at the Plano website:
http://www.planomolding.com/fall/products.asp
I paid about $30. for mine at Cabalas. Don't know if they still sell them though. What I like about this case is that it lets the gun float in its support form. It will handle guns up to 50' long.
As to storing a gun in a foam case, I don't recommend that. I only use my cases to transport my guns. Any foam or cloth case will soak up and hold moisture and that will rust guns as someone has already stated.
It is made by Plano and is very good for the money. It is called the 1301 AIRGLIDE GUN CASE. It is listed here at the Plano website:
http://www.planomolding.com/fall/products.asp
I paid about $30. for mine at Cabalas. Don't know if they still sell them though. What I like about this case is that it lets the gun float in its support form. It will handle guns up to 50' long.
As to storing a gun in a foam case, I don't recommend that. I only use my cases to transport my guns. Any foam or cloth case will soak up and hold moisture and that will rust guns as someone has already stated.
09-10-2009, 05:12 AM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Ohio,mid
Posts: 1,275
SW Thomas, If you have foam and it get's wet it will rust the gun. Yes we used wd40 and sprayed on the foam. Stunk like h--- but never a rust problem. When I get home from a travel out of that case it comes and I leave the case open and if possible pull the foam out to dry as well.
09-10-2009, 06:01 AM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Hayes, Va.
Posts: 2,332
Sometimes these idiot politicians can put really stupid stuff into law.
