I have been to this movie and have the scars (at least the gun does). I have and like the traditional oak and leather cases a lot but they are not the thing to travel with in this day and age. They were made for the day when your case was carefully put by you in the first class overhead compartment. Among other things, the internal partitions are not strong enough even if you put inside a pelican case. That said, the pelican cases are great with the foam properly cut.

There is a simple test for a gun case for travel: Put your gun in it and lock it properly for travel. Take the case step up onto something about 3 or 4 feet high like a desk or pickup bed. Throw the case off onto a concrete surface. Go ahead and give it a good toss; a bounch or two is appropraite. Repeat four times. If you can do that without wincing the case and packing is good enough. Pelicans may be the only ones to pass that test; it is why the military uses them.