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Re: Gun Carts
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2009, 02:32:15 PM »
Alf,
Might try Northern tool.  I haven't looked at their stuff in a long time, but I think they use to have something that might work.  Not sure on their prices anymore but they used to be reasonable.
http://www.northerntool.com/

Might want to keep an eye on the trash also.  I have actually gotton some decent bicyes and bike parts that way.  I'm amazed at how wasteful people are and what they throw out sometimes.
Seriously, bike parts, not a problem. Go to your yellow pages and look under bike repair. Call one of the shops. You will find that they take in wheels that have been dented all the time. These are trash bound so they will sell cheap. You just might have to wait till they get two the same size in. I built my canoe carrier (square stern with a trolling motor) that way. Two bike tires, an axle and some plywood and wheel barrow handles. Yeah they had a flat spot but I couldn't tell the difference. Cost me about $75 bucks for the whole rig.
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Re: Gun Carts
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2009, 06:10:03 PM »
I don't have a picture, but my favorite guncart I have seen was built from a jogging stroller.  The reason I liked it is because it held the long guns muzzle down.  I know the guns are unloaded, but I still don't like them pointed at my head.
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Re: Gun Carts
« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2009, 09:26:24 PM »
I don't have a picture, but my favorite guncart I have seen was built from a jogging stroller.  The reason I liked it is because it held the long guns muzzle down.  I know the guns are unloaded, but I still don't like them pointed at my head.

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Re: Gun Carts
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2009, 01:47:03 AM »
http://www.ruggedgear.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=results/Category_ID=112/home_id=76/mode=cat/cat112.htm

Wheres the seat to sit on?  ???

I do like there wheels on them however, at the range I shoot on is sandy and hence I am forced to use wider wheels (they are wheel barrow wheels) it was cheaper to buy a hand trolley for 25.00 just for the wheels than to buy them individually at $30+ each - crazy.
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Re: Gun Carts
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2009, 08:59:16 AM »
Wheres the seat to sit on?  ???

I do like there wheels on them however, at the range I shoot on is sandy and hence I am forced to use wider wheels (they are wheel barrow wheels) it was cheaper to buy a hand trolley for 25.00 just for the wheels than to buy them individually at $30+ each - crazy.


For soft, sandy, or tough ground I would go with the garden wagons.  The wagons with flotation tires, wire mesh floor and sides, and that pull.  I always find that pulling is easier than pushing, and those wagons can carry the gear for a full squad, have a table for cleaning and loading magazines, and a simple plank can be placed on it of a seat if you do not wish to carry bag chairs along.

The down side to these wagons is that you need a pick up or suv to haul them (too big for a car), and they are slightly heavy to load and unload.
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Re: Gun Carts
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« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2009, 09:10:55 AM »
For soft, sandy, or tough ground I would go with the garden wagons.  The wagons with flotation tires, wire mesh floor and sides, and that pull.  I always find that pulling is easier than pushing, and those wagons can carry the gear for a full squad, have a table for cleaning and loading magazines, and a simple plank can be placed on it of a seat if you do not wish to carry bag chairs along.

The down side to these wagons is that you need a pick up or suv to haul them (too big for a car), and they are slightly heavy to load and unload.
Agree, mine is not exactly light weight although it fits into the back of my car with the seats down. Aas you suggested its easier to tow it and I ended up putting a d shackle on the front which I attach a towing rope, it has a large enough body area not to want to tip over. Its all a bit of trial and error, I plan to keep this one down at the range in one of the sheds and just use it when I go down so I dont have to cart it about. Currently working on a light weight version out of plywood and plastic. Of course I need to clear up the shed again :-) first!
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