Thread: good hard rifle case ?

Originally Posted by Bryan

I have both a Flambeau Double Case and a Pelican 1750 Double Case. No comparison in quality. The Pelican is bomb proof. For $100 the Flambaeu will probably be fine 90% of the time, but the plastic is rather thin on them.

+1 Pelican heaps better but you pay for it. The Plano Double I have has been fine and fits everything I have in the safe and has traveled happily around the country a couple of times enduring bagage handlers and the like's without damage or knocking out of Zero. It's also easy to put 3 padlock's on it to give the check in staff a level of comfort. I always check in, show, lock up and they chuck the inspected / fragile /priority tape and tickets on it.

Touch wood no issues yet. Oh BTW ammo separately in checked luggage too please (I'm sure you already know this- less than 5KG packed!). Mate of mine took his day pack as a walk on bag on his way down to the Wapiti Roar this year and forgot he'd had a .22lr ammo explosion in it while out possum-ing the month before. Result - set off the screening alarms... you got it... Sir do you mind coming over here and explaining this... Yep there on the screen 6 little .22lr sub rounds hidden away in the seam recesses of his pack. Result missed his flight to Q-town had to grab the next, minus the .22lr stowaways and just made it to the Wapiti Briefing... Oh and he's now on the travel Watch list - I fair pissed myself when I heard that!

CD