Need a Beefy Riflecase

[B. Lahey]

I am going to be sending off my M14 clone for a total overhaul and I need a ridiculously strong case to ship it in. After this build it will be the most expensive rifle I own, a project years in the making, so I want serious protection from shipping gremlins and drunkards operating forklifts.

Any ideas?

If your case was run over by a tank and survived, I want to know about it.

 

[bufordtjustice]

Many smiths recommend not using a hard case for a variety of reasons to include "looking like a rifle case". Fulton armory has a blurb about this topic on their website. They also have a plain looking foam lined box that is very solid. Get on. Wrap your rifle up in towels and old t-shirts and ship that way.

For general carrying, traveling, etc, a good Pelican case is the way to go. They are lockable, have wheels, can be run over with a truck (according to their advertising), etc.

 

[SR420]

B. Lahey

I am going to be sending off my M14 clone for a total overhaul and I need a ridiculously strong case to ship it in.
After this build it will be the most expensive rifle I own, a project years in the making, so I want serious protection
from shipping gremlins and drunkards operating forklifts.

Any ideas?

Over the years Smith Enterprise, Inc. has custom built four modernized M14s for me.
I use heavy card board boxes with foam padding inside, just like the boxes CMP ships their M1Garands in.

The key to my success is spending a few extra dollars on UPS 2nd day air and insuring the contents for the full value after the build.
SEI returns the finished product in the same manner.


I have one Pelican case to transport my most valuable rifle, the Crazy Horse MK14 SEI Mod 0.

 

[Swampghost]

Why not just build one? Just some 1X4's or 1X6's, some plywood and drywall screws.

 

[HOGGHEAD]

Case

The Pelican's are nice-no doubt. But they are a bit pricey.

I use one made by Plano. It is very heavy duty. It has six lock snaps. And two heavy places to put key locks on. I believe you could drive over it with a truck. It is very heavy duty. It has rollers and a handle also. And it will handle two large or one very very large rifle. I paid $100 for it. I have shipped $4,000 rifles in it with no concern. Tom.

 

[zoomie]

Option A: Build one out of wood - like a crate.

Option B: Pelican or Storm.

With Option B, you'd have a travel case when you're done. The catch might be that if the gun radically changes its profile where you're sending it, the foam wouldn't fit for the return trip.

 

[B. Lahey]

Anyone used these?

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...ifle hard case&cm_ite=netcon&_requestid=92924

When I ship it, it's going to have a second stock and some other replacement parts riding along, so I'm thinking the eggcarton foam would be a better choice than the cut-out stuff. That way I wouldn't have to cut new foam inserts for use as a normal riflecase when I'm not hauling around an extra stock.

Probably wrap the rifle, stock, and parts in bubblewrap also...

 

[Bogie]

have the barreled action and stock taken apart to ship. It doesn't look like a rifle.

Get them to do a BIG box, and pay for the extra postage. And insurance.

 

[George Hill]

STORM. Seriously.

 

[SR420]

Just this evening, I boxed up everything needed for my M14SE 16.25 build.

All of the parts, receiver, barrel, stock etc.. are in a box just like the one pictured below.

Some tape, a UPS shipping label plus air-fair to Tempe, Arizona is all that is required now