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4seventy
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Re: Firearm travel cases
      29/01/09 09:55 PM

10 years back I had an aluminium case made to size for my main travel firearm, which of course is a double.
The case is very short at 25 inches outside length, and it weighs 7 pounds empty.
It's short enough that, (standing it on one end) I have used it as a stool to sit on when there is a long queue at the airport check-in.
Actually, I replaced the egg-carton foam yesterday as it had just started to deteriorate.
10 years from the original foam is pretty good I think.
The case holds the taken down rifle, scope and mounts, cleaning rod, jag and brush etc, lube and stripdown tools.
It's very good as far as strength goes, is pretty well dustproof, and gives everything inside good support.
I'm happy with the job it has done, and have had no problems with it.
That same case has been used in many rough outback conditions where it has been subjected to a very harsh ride in the back of 4wd vehicles on extremely rough roads.

Prior to having that case made, for doubles I used the moulded plastic cases designed for shotguns, and for boltguns I used the moulded plastic rifle cases.
None of the moulded plastic cases that I owned were anywhere near as strong as the little custom built aluminium double rifle case IMO.

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* Firearm travel cases JabaliHunter 21/01/09 10:53 PM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases 4seventy   29/01/09 09:55 PM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases JabaliHunter   29/01/09 10:47 PM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases SharpsNitro   25/06/09 08:32 AM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases Der_Jaeger   29/01/09 10:51 PM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases taw1126   03/04/09 02:09 PM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases rscott   05/04/09 11:26 PM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases crkennedy1   24/06/09 06:10 AM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases tophet1   24/06/09 08:27 AM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases controlled_feed   24/06/09 06:08 PM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases crkennedy1   25/06/09 08:23 AM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases tophet1   25/06/09 09:54 AM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases crkennedy1   26/06/09 02:55 AM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases Bramble   24/06/09 08:50 AM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases tophet1   24/06/09 12:59 PM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases 500Nitro   03/04/09 02:20 PM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases Mike_Bailey   21/01/09 11:22 PM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases Der_Jaeger   21/01/09 11:32 PM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases Tatume   22/01/09 12:18 AM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases bigmaxx   22/01/09 01:42 AM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases Ripp   22/01/09 03:12 AM
. * * Re: Firearm travel cases bwananelson   29/01/09 03:41 PM

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