Cases for Hammer Guns

[Bill Faulk]

What type of cases do you use for Hammer Guns ?
I have a room full of cases but they do not have depth enough to properly fit a 12 Hammer with 32" barrels. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Bill

[John Truitt]

Mr. Faulk,

Maybe a trunk case. I think the british refer to them as motor cases. I bet Mr. Kevin McCormick could give the best advise.
But I will say I have not had any issues making one fit a case from Jeffs Outfitters.

Please bring that 32" hammer gun to the Southern and shoot her on Sunday for the Hammer gun Challenge Event.

I will show you the case I use for my 34" hammer gun. It is a little different than most you will see.

[C.O.B.]

I don't have a 32 inch bbld gun but I have a couple of 30's and use either a LOM case or one if the Boyt style soft take down cases.

[charlie cleveland]

ive got a long case i just need a good long barrel hammer gun to go in it....ha charlie

[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

ive got a long case i just need a good long barrel hammer gun to go in it....ha charlie

Eric

[Kevin McCormack]

The universal problem with casing hammer guns, particularly the large-framed 12 gauges and nearly every 10- and 8-gauge, is finding a good quality case with enough depth to accomodate the width (which becomes the height) of the frame bolsters as they lay flat in the case; likewise, a case that is deep enough front-to-back to allow fitting partitions around the hammer spurs.

The best bet for a vintage case that can be refitted is to look for a British or very early American trunk case that has a removable-type tray that lies over the gun. These are almost always deep enough to accomodate the heaviest (widest) frame hammer guns, again provided they are deep enough front-to-back.

Unfortunately, most of the lovely oak and leather vintage cases are fine front-to-back, but are almost never deep enough to handle the larger frames. Take careful measurements of the bolsters of your gun at the breech (width side-to-side across the firing pins), as well as the height of the hammers from the bottom of the receiver as they sit in the let down position. WRITE THE NUMBERS DOWN - that way when you see a nice case, you'll be certain if it can be refit to your gun.