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Posted: 8/15/2010 12:19:29 PM EDT
| I was wondering if any of you have or could recommend a good carry case that is discreet that I could carry into a hotel or something when I travel. I have a collapsible stock with a 16" barrel.Any recommendations? |
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My AR has a 20" barrel and an A2 stock. I live in a college town and my school has a big music department, so I got an electric bass guitar case for mine and nobody gives me a second thought. Got it for $25 from amazon. Since your rifle is shorter, a tennis racquet case might work. edit: spelling and first post nails it. Mine won't fit in any of my other bags. |
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Well I also had it in mind for if a SHTF scenario happend and I needed to go on foot, I wouldnt want anybody to know I had one.
I am eyeing this or this cheaper one |
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Well I also had it in mind for if a SHTF scenario happend and I needed to go on foot, I wouldnt want anybody to know I had one. I am eyeing this or this cheaper one There is nothing discrete about those cases! |
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Well I also had it in mind for if a SHTF scenario happend and I needed to go on foot, I wouldnt want anybody to know I had one. I am eyeing this or this cheaper one There is nothing discrete about those cases! True 
Unless any of you have a better solution, it may be a Tennis raquet bag!!! |
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I actually have this case http://www.outdoorbunker.com/Homeland_Security_Covert_Gun_Case_p/(lps-pvc-mc).htm
I paid a local tailor to add a small velcro patch field to it. I added some goofy music patches to it and it looks like a keyboard case. Carried it in around the lobby and to my room at 4 star hotel with no second looks and no issues at all. |
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I actually have this case http://www.outdoorbunker.com/Homeland_Security_Covert_Gun_Case_p/(lps-pvc-mc).htm I paid a local tailor to add a small velcro patch field to it. I added some goofy music patches to it and it looks like a keyboard case. Carried it in around the lobby and to my room at 4 star hotel with no second looks and no issues at all. That's a good. Someone might want to talk about your guitar, but who asks about a keyboard? |
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While the Larue bag and the other black tactical bag are good travel bags.. they're definitely not discrete (as poster several up said). I got to give some +1's to the tennis bag, tool bag..etc. Greatest thing about the AR platform (maybe not greatest..but you get the point) is that they can break down in two pulls of a pin. NO one would ever think a nice rifle would fit in a tool or tennis bag. BUT.. dont get too fancy a tool or tennis bag. People have broken into cars for less. I think the best thing to use is some very plain, no frills bag or case. The beat-up guitar case sounds great..oooh.. go for a beat-up violin case. I personally use an older tennis bag. Walking out of the house while carrying a big gun case or a tactical drag-bag type thing is just too much. I think it lets people know exactly what you keep in the house...etc. Good luck and post back what you ended up using. |
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http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=19&t=492520
If you get a normal case but you don't want your equipment rattling around, here's what I did. I got the idea from a guy with a guitar case and a M1 garand....since the top of my case was deep enough, I used it to hold my lower to give me more room. I also laid a padded packing sheet across the upper and mags to prevent my lower from getting scratched. I still want to do it with a guitar case... |
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I'm thinking a tennis racquet bag/case for my Mk18 clone, preferably one with an outside pocket to hold a suppressor. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/superchi/IMG_3732.jpg Good man!! Mine is a 10.5" with Smith Vortex G5 mount...may be a touch snug, but it should fit. |
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I'm thinking a tennis racquet bag/case for my Mk18 clone, preferably one with an outside pocket to hold a suppressor. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/superchi/IMG_3732.jpg Good man!! Mine is a 10.5" with Smith Vortex G5 mount...may be a touch snug, but it should fit. It's a tiny bit snug with my 10.5" with the AAC QD Blackout on one end and the Magpul ACS on the other, but no big issue, fits like a glove. My only gripe is there's not too much padding, but then again it's a $15 single racket bag. |
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I wouldn't want anything with mag pockets. I have this Maxpedition, which is cheap in comparison to some things out there, and I love it; it's of extremely high quality:
http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/SLIVER-II-Gun-Case-38-long-13p90.htm I got it in black, but I bet it would be cool in the Khaki color. Seriously consider this bag; I couldn't be happier with it. |
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Troy, that is way cool and very ingenious.....
as far as a true discreet case this might work and the price is right....come on down....LOL take down rifle case SASS |
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