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Member Section => Tactical Rifle & Carbine => Topic started by: WIshooter on October 13, 2010, 04:26:36 PM
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I am looking for a discreet case that will carry my Saiga rifle. I don't have the money to spend for a high end setup.
I would like to use a large shabby duffle, but Wisconsin law is kind of vague in this reguard, so I want to get a purpose built rifle case to make sure I don't run into a legal problem.
Some that I have looked at on the internet:
http://www.opticsplanet.com/product-catalog/products/leapers-homeland-security-kis-38-covert-gun-case-pvc-kis38b2.html ($20ish
http://www.opticsplanet.com/product-catalog/products/leapers-homeland-security-covert-gun-case-38-pvc-mc38b.html ($50)
http://www.opticsplanet.net/bulldog-cases-extreme-rectangle-discreet-assault-rifle-case-black-bd470.html ($45)
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/CASE509-6.html ($20) ACE case
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/winchester-tactical-rifle-case.aspx?a=606349 ($40) Winchester
I think it would be nice to be able to throw one of these into the case: http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ZAA024-1.html (ACE CASE 6 mag pouch) I would only use if for 2 or 3 mags, and the other pouches for misc. other items. Might be to wide for any of these cases though?
If anybody has experience with any of these products, or alternatives I would love to hear from you.
Thanks...
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those that you listed aren't very discreet. I would suggest a large backpack or something similar to that.
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I would love to use something that is not a rifle case, but the WI law talks about transporting firearms in an "appropriate" case. My preference would be for a large ratty looking duffle bag, but I don't want to get in trouble over a vague technicality. So I will try to do the best I can, working within this constraint.
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By a gun case that you like, don't worry about how discrete it is. Stick the gun in the case. Stick the case in the large ratty dufflebag. A little more complicated, but it meets both you needs.
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Go for something along this line. Find one with a top cover. plenty of room for mags and accessories.
http://www.golfbagwarehouse.com/ItemDetails.aspx?ProductID=1372
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I believe cheaperthandirt.com has a "drag bag" that might work. Doesn't look like a rifle case. has room, and loops for attachments, etc,.."Discreet"? Outside of a Cello case,.... ::)
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/MOLLE183-7.html
I like this one:
http://www.snipercentral.com/dragbag.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Sniper-Rifle-MOLLE-SHOOTING-MAT/dp/B000PAM9UO/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_2_2/179-8429321-2827457
Discreet being the key word,....practicality, function, and cost should work more.
Lots of options.
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I bet you could get a paded camera bag, that would work great.
Lots of pockets, heavyly padded...etc
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I think i'm gonna go with one of the rectangular 38" cases and paste some music company stickers onto it. Might be more of a target to get ripped off, but it will mostly be out of sight in the trunk. They look enough like a guitar bag that I could probably walk around anywhere without anybody looking past the Fender Guitar, Blue Steel strings and the like. I even play guitar, and have a couple at home. And it is still a purpose built rifle case, I don't think a few well placed stickers could make Wicsonsin law deem it not an "appropriate" case for a firearm.
I'll think about it some more, and eventually post pictures of what I finally come up with.
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MB was talking about a rifle case made to look like a guitar case about a month ago. Can't remember the maker, but I was thinking about getting one
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Sounds like WiShooter is on the right track with the Guitar related stickers on a simple rectangular case.
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Of course this might lead to a very dissapointed thief discovering a cheap rifle rather than the expensive guitar he was hoping for. ;D
FQ13
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actually I'd think the gun is worth more to a crimal then a 6 string.
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It's an AK... Put the thing in a duffle bag with a towel in the bottom. No AK is all that long, if you really care about being sneaky with it put a folding stock on it and it'll fit in any medium size kids backpack.
Either way you'll have room for half a dozen mag's and your lunch along with the rifle.
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I just got browells AR catalogue They say th ese are good for rifle or shotgun http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=62562/sku/Medium_Rifle_Bag__Navy_Blue The large is ten bucks more but there is coyote, charcoal, and the navy blue
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MB was talking about a rifle case made to look like a guitar case about a month ago. Can't remember the maker, but I was thinking about getting one
Its fairly easy to alter an instrument case to accommodate a long arm. An old guitar or other case thats beat up is pretty discreet.
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I keep thinking about making something from a 'bat bag' - y'know soft ball or baseball suitably fitted out inside for my 16"AR - I know tennis bags wont work unless you have a folding stock.
MP
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There are a couple rifle specific "guitar cases" out there already
http://www.lwrci.com/p-18-lwrci-ultimate-discrete-case.aspx (http://www.lwrci.com/p-18-lwrci-ultimate-discrete-case.aspx)
or
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=203953 (http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=203953)
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If it has a folding stock, a tennis racket case might work. A folding stock M1 Carbine (folded) fits in a single racket case, while a double racket case has better support for the weight and more room for accessories.
I have the LWRCI case, and used it a few weeks ago. I had two rifles I was taking through a busy public place, one in the guitar case and one in a standard rifle case. I actually made two trips so I could use the guitar case twice as no one gave it a second look. On the way out I stuffed both into the LWRCI case. It zipped closed, but is's designed for one.