RFI: discrete long gun cases/bags for transpo of full-size riles to the range

[Totem Polar]

Title pretty much says it all. Looking for ideas for getting the old-school stuff—lever guns, pump-action .22lr guns, etc.—to and fro without anyone thinking "rifle." Gotta be devoid of molle, obvious labels/logos, or any other wannabe frippery, and capable of swallowing the 41" Winny model 61 pump and a lever friend, ideally.

Looking forward to the ideas. Thanks in advance. :confused:

*rifles... G-D ipad... “rifles..." I can get myself ‘riled’ up just fine, as is.

[schüler]

Title pretty much says it all. Looking for ideas for getting the old-school stuff—lever guns, pump-action .22lr guns, etc.—to and fro without anyone thinking "rifle." Gotta be devoid of molle, obvious labels/logos, or any other wannabe frippery, and capable of swallowing the 41" Winny model 61 pump and a lever friend, ideally.

Looking forward to the ideas. Thanks in advance. :confused:Golf club travel case, sports duffle and music instrument cases are my favs. Keeping a lock on it helps with "can I see it?"

[Malamute]

It isnt a complete answer, but I tend to always carry long guns, cased or otherwise, vertical against my body to reduce the visual perception of a firearm as much as possible when around humans.

[fly out]

Patagonia makes some really large bags that are pretty good camo in most environments.

I have a Black Hole bag that is big, but probably not 41" big. There are bigger, with wheels, but I don't have any experience with those...

[Cheap Shot]

http://www.custom-duffel-bags.com/xlargeduffelbags.php

I've always used an old beat up duffel bag similar to some of the above.

[ASH556]

I use Boyt cases a lot. Clean, simple, elegant. Doesn’t usually turn heads.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0084C4ONU/ref=mp_s_a_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1518404826&sr=8-10&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=boyt+rifle+case&dpPl=1&dpID=31NwVAZ03eL&ref=plSrch

[spyderco monkey]

A hardshell Golf Travel bag. Discreet, has wheels, it's lockable, and one case can hold 4-5 or more rifles, with the rifles in a basic padded case.
http://d3d71ba2asa5oz.cloudfront.net/40000065/images/02gtbguardigry.jpg

https://www.amazon.com/Golf-Travel-Bags-Guardian-Hard/dp/B016QUBNDA

[spyderco monkey]

And if you want something with 0-profile, a 48" cardboard box is hard to beat:

https://images.uline.com/is/image/content/dam/images/S/S5000/S-4574.jpg

https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-4574/Corrugated-Boxes-200-Test/48-x-8-x-8-Long-Corrugated-Boxes

[peterb]

https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?19041-Low-profile-case-bag

This was asking about bags for ARs, but might have some useful ideas.

[SMD]

I have used the storage bag for a folding camp chair to carry my Marlin 336 before.

[Hambo]

I use a Pelican case with non-gun related stickers on it, but no matter what kind of case you use-guitar, guns, golf clubs-it's still a target.

[fatdog]

Plain canvas 48" duffle and a used padded guitar case I picked up cheap on ebay. I rarely use them since I got my truck vault.

[Totem Polar]

...and music instrument cases...

I have been known to engage in shady behavior (case is worth more than the gun, btw)

[GyroF-16]

I have used the storage bag for a folding camp chair to carry my Marlin 336 before.

I’ve done the same. Roll long gun (M1A SOCOM 16, Beretta 1301T, etc, in an army blanket, put it in the camp chair bag) - very low-profile.

[TQP]

LAPG has one of the Vertx bags on sale right now. Not big enough for Sidhe's 41 inch requirement, but fits my M4geries.

https://www.lapolicegear.com/vtx-5065-large-messenger.html

[SeriousStudent]

Old Mountainsmith cargo bag, aka Mr Serious's Bag of Evil.

[schüler]

After Vegas I wonder how low key duffel bags will be, especially checking in to a hotel.

[cmbarny2]

After Vegas I wonder how low key duffel bags will be, especially checking in to a hotel.

Hotels are asking for a losing battle if they want to go all TSA on everyone checking into a hotel. Most can't possibly check every bag that comes into the hotel anyways as many have multiple entrances/exits that are unmonitored but able to be accessed by room key card. Kind of going off key with this thread though. Might be good to open another thread for that discussion.

I'm trying to figure a lo-pro way to carry all my shooting gear since I live in an apartment complex. Rolling Pelican cases out is an easy way to catch someone's eye, even if I do live in the really good part of town it just takes one person to tell a friend they say a dude carrying multiple big cases in and out of his apartment since a hard case like that is only used for something expensive.

A duffle bag and a folding lawn chair bag might be a good way to go about this. The lawn chair bag seems like the only way to carry a 1301T without it looking obvious since it can't be broken down.

[Malamute]

I use a Pelican case with non-gun related stickers on it, but no matter what kind of case you use-guitar, guns, golf clubs-it's still a target.

I wonder if these guys have company labels and kit labels that may reduce the attractiveness of the case?

https://www.allvetsupply.com/arinkiti.html?cmp=googleproducts&kw=arinkiti&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxY-Gk9Oj2QIVWsDICh2teA5EEAkYASABEgLQLvD_BwE

Ive carried my takedown model 12 Winchester in a small hard side suitcase, one of the old school ones with leather outsides. It fit nicely corner to corner in the lid portion, so all that showed was clothes if opened. Fairly low key for a historical tourist spot hotel in a historic town.

[schüler]

Hotels are asking for a losing battle if they want to go all TSA on everyone checking into a hotel.
...

I was referring to general public/other hotel occupants. The hotel staff/mgmt angle is interesting tho.

[okie john]

I use an large blue nylon duffle bag that I got in a pawn shop. It works well for a 24" Model 70 Winchester. I usually put any long gun into a padded soft case before it goes into the duffle to help break up the outline.


Okie John

[cmbarny2]

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So thought I would give that suggestion a try. When its on your back it would easily pass a quick glance as the taut strap evens out the bags profile a bit. Closer inspection would show its oddly shaped and much thinner than a chair. Thats a 16” for reference. The pistol grip makes it oddly shaped.
I think the 1301t would work great if I took a round piece of cardboard or plastic for the bottom and something like a yoga mat wrapped and taped in a open cylinder. It would hide the profile pretty complete. Although carrying a lawn chair in winter months might catch a couple extra glances.


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[Tabasco]

I play electric guitar and bass, I find those soft shell cases can pretty much accommodate anything I might want to transport discreetly.

[okie john]

So thought I would give that suggestion a try. When its on your back it would easily pass a quick glance as the taut strap evens out the bags profile a bit. Closer inspection would show its oddly shaped and much thinner than a chair. Thats a 16” for reference. The pistol grip makes it oddly shaped.
I think the 1301t would work great if I took a round piece of cardboard or plastic for the bottom and something like a yoga mat wrapped and taped in a open cylinder. It would hide the profile pretty complete. Although carrying a lawn chair in winter months might catch a couple extra glances.


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Even a padded zip case would break up that outline.

Here's mine
http://i.imgur.com/0EQQIsR.jpg (https://imgur.com/0EQQIsR)

With this inside:
http://i.imgur.com/dZOweem.jpg (https://imgur.com/dZOweem)


Okie John

[OlongJohnson]

I think the 1301t would work great if I took a round piece of cardboard or plastic for the bottom and something like a yoga mat wrapped and taped in a open cylinder. It would hide the profile pretty complete. Although carrying a lawn chair in winter months might catch a couple extra glances.

The yoga mat liner seems like it should work pretty well. Even make some ends to keep those shapes from printing.



Although carrying a lawn chair in winter months might catch a couple extra glances.

Not cold enough for ice fishing where you are? ;)

[Kyle Reese]

Overnight bag from Jean Paul Gaultier.

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[SeriousStudent]

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I think the 1301t would work great if I took a round piece of cardboard or plastic for the bottom and something like a yoga mat wrapped and taped in a open cylinder. It would hide the profile pretty complete. Although carrying a lawn chair in winter months might catch a couple extra glances.


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I may know someone who experimented with a 12.5" SBS with one of those Witness Protection handgrips in a yoga bag. Cut off a section of the foam yoga mat, and Velcro'd inside the bag.

It did conceal, but that shotgun is just an unmanageable beast with that silly grip. The Magpul stock went back on, and the shotgun slithered back to its usual concealment gear.

[cmbarny2]

I may know someone who experimented with a 12.5" SBS with one of those Witness Protection handgrips in a yoga bag. Cut off a section of the foam yoga mat, and Velcro'd inside the bag.

It did conceal, but that shotgun is just an unmanageable beast with that silly grip. The Magpul stock went back on, and the shotgun slithered back to its usual concealment gear.

It may be a little long but I think the 1301 should fit in that bag or maybe a little longer one quite well and be easy enough to remove without a pistol grip and foregrip and scope catching on everything.

Okie that hides deceptively well in that bag for sure!


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[Joe in PNG]

Another guitar/bass gig bag devotee here.
Then again, I also own an old Steinberger XL 2 headless bass, and it has a gig bag that looks like a rifle case.
So, while I'm plenty discreet when going to the range, I do get looks going to a gig.

[Bigghoss]

Although carrying a lawn chair in winter months might catch a couple extra glances.

Most folks really can't be bothered to even begin to give a crap about what you're doing or carrying. Even a feeble attempt at hiding it is going to be pretty effective.

[Totem Polar]

So, I picked up one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Covert-Homeland-Security-Adjustable-Shoulder/dp/B001WJ52U6?th=1

In the largest (42") iteration. Seems to fit the bill: holds two long arms, padded, totally generic black rectangle... I’ll see what I get when prime comes through for me after the 3-day weekend.

[GyroF-16]

So, I picked up one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Covert-Homeland-Security-Adjustable-Shoulder/dp/B001WJ52U6?th=1

In the largest (42") iteration. Seems to fit the bill: holds two long arms, padded, totally generic black rectangle... I’ll see what I get when prime comes through for me after the 3-day weekend.

That does look interesting....
Looks more “low profile” than “discrete” or “covert,” but would meet my needs 90% of the time.

Please let us know how you like it once it arrives.

[cmbarny2]

Looks nice. Wish the sizes weren’t so weird. But its UTG which doesn’t inspire my confidence in stitching.


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[Joe in PNG]

There's always keyboard cases (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/keyboard-instrument-cases-gig-bags-covers#narrowSideBar)

[Totem Polar]

There's always keyboard cases (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/keyboard-instrument-cases-gig-bags-covers#narrowSideBar)

Not bad, a 49 key case is 37x15... that’ll give almost 40" on the daigonal.

[Drang]

So, I picked up one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Covert-Homeland-Security-Adjustable-Shoulder/dp/B001WJ52U6?th=1

In the largest (42") iteration. Seems to fit the bill: holds two long arms, padded, totally generic black rectangle... I’ll see what I get when prime comes through for me after the 3-day weekend.

I was going to ask, how many long guns are you toting at once? If it's just a couple .22s, that bag by the air soft specialists should be OK, ass-you-me'ing it's just to the car, from the car to the range, and back.

If you need more, one of my fellow local NRA instructors goes to pawn shops and buys hard sided golf club cases cheap. I think he's gotten it to the point where two cases haul everything needed for a "well equipped" Home Firearm Safety class.

ETA: Plus, SKB makes one, that looks like a golf club case but is sturdy enough for guns: Roto-Molded Top loading 50" Rifle Case (http://www.skbcases.com/sports/sku.php?cat=9&pid=204), Roto-Molded Top loading 46" Rifle Case (http://www.skbcases.com/sports/sku.php?cat=9&pid=203)

[Totem Polar]

So, I got the (air)soft case the other day, and I had a chance to put it into service swinging by the range today.

In all, perfect for my needs. Looks like a soft gig bag for an electric bass or something; balances well, and got the Henry Lever, the Winny 61 pump, and my old flatgate single-six (in the side zipper pocket) to and from the range; no fuss, no issues.

Problem solved, for my needs--which pretty much revolve around getting the vintage stuff out the door without getting Forrest Whittaker eye from the public, for a day of throwback-era shooting.

Perfect. Two thumbs up on the 42" Amazon el cheapo.


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