Gun case

[Lkwebb]

Needing a gun case that's not heavy to protect my new investment.
I have a 48 inch pelican but it's s lil excessive weight wise
Will b for my benchrest rifle

 

[LuvDog]

Creedmoor Sports makes great soft cases.

For a light hard case, I’m a huge fan of the Plano Air Glide

 

[Lkwebb]

Needing a gun case that's not heavy to protect my new investment.
I have a 48 inch pelican but it's s lil excessive weight wise
Will b for my benchrest rifle

Creedmoor Sports makes great soft cases.

For a light hard case, I’m a huge fan of the Plano Air Glide

did they quit makeing the plano air glide case. Im not seeing much on them when i do a search. I did see one on FLEa bay for 150.00

 

[LuvDog]

They discontinued them but I thought they brought them back for a period. Maybe that was just shops that got a final shipment.

 

[Blanco]

This may not be relevant, but I have a LR rifle that is so long I could not find a case for it. Ace cases made me a custom soft case that fit perfect and was very reasonably priced.

 

[CJ6]

As mentioned Creedmoor makes a good soft case.

 

[Ranger188]

Amazon.com

 

[c3d4b2]

Flambeau Cases | Distinctive Packaging For Quality Brands And Products

Rifle Cases

www.flambeaucases.com

 

[BCR1]

I bought one of these for my bench gun, works great. https://www.academy.com/p/plano®-xlt-protector-series-double-gun-case

Bill

 

[wildcat3d]

I like and use this one,

Single Rifle Case 4900

This compact, stylish case accommodates a single rifle up to 48" long and features a shell constructed of ATA-rated HDPE with SKB's unique Perfect Match Valance and an o-ring seal, making this case weather resistant.

www.skbcases.com

Features

• accommodates a rifle up to 48"
• airline approved (ATA 300)
• SKB's Perfect Match Valance Bending System for a perfect seal
• Weather resistant
• stackable design
• stainless steel D-Rings for carry strap
• patented nylon trigger release latches
• Unconditional Lifetime Warranty
• $1500 Content Coverage "
• Exterior
  Hard shell
  Interior Length
  48.5 in
  123.19 cm
  Interior Width
  8.5 in
  21.59 cm
  Product Weight
  10.5 lb
  
  
  

 

[Kurz]

Needing a gun case that's not heavy to protect my new investment.
I have a 48 inch pelican but it's s lil excessive weight wise
Will b for my benchrest rifle

It depends on what type of protection you're wanting to achieve.

The original Air-Glides are gone, not to return. There was a last gasp shipment to some distributors but even those have been gone for a while now. I got several from that last shipment but there aren't any more that I can find.

There are dozens of inexpensive plastic cases which will work short term for transporting in your car or truck but are not FAA approved for airlines, Walmart claims they are... These can be less expensive and readily available, I got a dozen from Walmart at the regular price of under $19.00/each, 4.8 lbs. They aren't great but for the short term and riding in a vehicle, they work fine.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Flambeau...5-inches-Plastic-Black/969413734?athbdg=L1200

Enjoy your search!

 

[LVLAaron]

If you want a soft case, Armageddon Gear is as good as it gets.

 

[tactserv]

Creedmoor Sports makes great soft cases.

For a light hard case, I’m a huge fan of the Plano Air Glide

I found one, bitched about what I had to pay for it, and thank my good luck every day I use it. Best case ever made for transportation to/from matches. Just wish Plano would bring them back.

 

[Lkwebb]

I found one, bitched about what I had to pay for it, and thank my good luck every day I use it. Best case ever made for transportation to/from matches. Just wish Plano would bring them back.

Did you do any customization to it

 

[Lkwebb]

I ended up getting one

 

[tactserv]

Did you do any customization to it

Nope. I do remove the bolt from my Vudoo because the Bolt knob touches the inside of the case (I put it in a bolt case and put it under the action) but my 2500X bench gun travels with the bolt inserted.

 

[makurtz]

Check-out these top-load, semi-hard cases from Lakewood.

50" inside length case

55" inside length case