Travelling gun cases

Richard Flanders · 10-16-2010, 07:38 AM

URL for airline firearms regs. Found it on the Americase website while looking at their gun cases. They seem the best I've seen yet, better than the Ziegel cases. I saw one in the back of a pickup here in Grand Rapids Minn and was most impressed and plan to get one as soon as I get home. The latches are the same as a Halliburton case and the construction is very similar similar. I'd encourage anyone looking for a baggage handler proof travelling case to have a look at them. They have a lot of configurations and seem to lack only some small gauge options some of us might like and 26" bbl options. They have cordura covers as an option also, which I will opt for. These things look very nice and will make me retire my big flat clumsy Cabelas case for sure.

http://www.americase.com/products/ai...guidelines.htm

Pa SxS · 10-16-2010, 11:08 AM

I have an Americase that came with my K-80. It's been on airlines a few times and other than some scratches, it held up nicely. Only drawbacks are price and weight.

OH Osthaus · 10-16-2010, 11:37 AM

I have an Americase double sided take down - it is built like a tank and if somehow you can damage it the customer service is great. But it also weighs like a tank, it is my choice when travelling by vehicle. I have no doubt the case would survive even if the truck didn't.

My last airline trip with a firearm, I borrowed a friend's TuffPak - http://www.tuffpak.com/

it was a breeze get through the airport, it does not scream gun, several people asked about golf and i saw it handled by baggagemen a couple times and due to its conformation they had to stack it carefully. ( as opposed to one friend who watch his aluminum case miss landing on the baggage cart when tossed from the plane). and everything arrived in perfect shape.

Bill Murphy · 10-16-2010, 07:49 PM

I have seen my Aries cases thrown great distances by baggage handlers. It really doesn't bother me, but I would like to have some pictures. I have lost a couple of corners but never any damage to the guns.

Richard Flanders · 10-16-2010, 10:27 PM

Rick is right about the Tuffpaks; they look great also. You can stuff several long guns in that are in soft cases, stuff clothes in around them and go. I met a guy at an airport who had taken expensive guns to Africa 10x with his with no damage to anything. They are truly "tuff"...