[Mark13]

I'm looking for a plain soft rifle case that doesn't scream GUN! to everyone who sees it. You know what I am talking about, rows of mag pouches on the side, camo print, and a narrow end.

Anyone sell something plain?

[CannibalCrowley]

If you're that worried about it I guess you could use a soft case meant for a bass guitar.

[armoredman]

Take whatever case you buy, and put stickers from bands on it. Or stickers form any line of work that has nothing to do with firearms.:cool:

[No Trespassing]

I bought one of those jumbo snowboard bags. It's about 68" long and wide enought to hold 4-5 rifles in their bags as well as my 2 small range bags / ammo and other accessories. It's mighty heavy when full but manageable and completely "un-gun".

[scromp]

Oddly enough, when checking my bags for a snowboarding trip, the airline employee looked at my snowboard bag and sternly asked, "Are you checking firearms in that bag??"

As you say, it looks *nothing* like a gun case, but I guess it still screams "guns!" to some people. ;)

[CAhuenga]

... baseball bags. Players use them for bats, etc. I use one for a Marlin that I call "Fungo".
--
Brian

[Monkeyleg]

It's not for rifles, but my "range bag" is a 1970's vintage Smith Corona typewriter case. Nobody's ever thought of guns when they saw it, they just thought I was Andy Rooney.

[dghboy315]

well, lots of companies that sell discreet rifle cases. i've heard eagle makes good stuff - http://www.eagleindustries.com/ProdDisp.asp?PartNoID=76

personally, i'm waiting for the new i-shot soft rifle - http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=61335&highlight=ishot

i actually asked the same question a little while ago. here's the link. there are a lot of good suggestions and, a picture my current solution is near the end of the thread - http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=75162&highlight=gun+case

[VictorLouis]

If you're that worried about it I guess you could use a soft case meant for a bass guitar. Or deep, hard-shell guitar case, or likewise in a keyboard case, etc.

[4v50 Gary]

It's been said by Victor Louis, a keyboard case. Wear a tux and you'll even pass for James Bond ;) - once you show everyone the contents.

[specwar]

I put "Fender" and other musical mfg patches on my case and have never been asked - I tell people its my synth keyboard.

[doofus]

I use Pelican (http://www.pelican.com/) cases, which are mostly known for camera/electronics. They're waterproof, virtually indestructable, and have foam inserts that can be formed into just about any shape.

[Black Majik]

Look into SKB cases, when I see those I think of guitar case instead of a gun case.

Probably cuz my dad brought home a Limited Fender Strat Playboy Edition home in a SKB case.

Playboy bunny on the frets. :evil:

[B27]

Waller Soft Safe.
The pouches are on the inside and they come in non-gunny colors-


http://wallerandson.com/Long_soft_safe.htm

[sendec]

Fishing compny stickers like Orvis and Mitchell work on hard cases, and I stenciled "Architetural Drawings", complete with mis-spelling and bogus company drawing numbers on it on one of my hardcases.

For soft cases I second the softball/baseball bag. It works for me until asked what position I play:uhoh:

[Sven]

A soft-sided travel golf bag is great for heading out to the "range" (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

[JohnBT]

Cabela's sells a green nylon case jacket to fit a hard case for $20-$25. And it has a shoulder strap. JT

www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/horizontal-item.jhtml?id=0018786225698a&navCount=0&cmCat=srchdx&cm_ven=srchdx&cm_ite=srchdx

[ChrisVV]

Someone mentioned Baseball bag... Never thought of that.

I've been wanting to get a tennis bag for my underfolder

[blinkin357]

I use a padded photography tripod case. It fits quite well and is marked as a photography product. You can find them by numerous names.

For $17.95, Tiltall Tripod Case mfr# KH2785(R) but the 33" inside length will be a problem for many long guns unless you break it down.

For $49.95, 36.63" long inside Hakuba PSTC 300 Extra Large Pro Series Tripod Case - for Tripod up to 37" Long (Black) Mfr# PSTC300 but kind of looks like a rifle case though.

You can find larger ones for studio light stands like a $46.95, 45.63" long inside Hakuba PSTC 400 Pro Series Light Stand or Tripod Case - for Light Stands or a Tripod up to 46" Long (Black) Mfr# PSTC400

A camera around your neck will make the tripod case even more "invisible but in plain sight".

[Omnivore]

I've carried a rifle in a trombone case for a while. Hard cases for electric guitars provide more options, but you'll want to re-work the interior. I have a double pistol case I made out of a double clarinet case-- looks more like a laptop computer case.

There are several companies selling "road cases" for musical gear also, and many of them do custom work to order. They typically have plywood construction with a Formica-like outer veneer, full aluminum corner edging, full piano hinges and rugged draw-latches, and a firm, foam padded interior, which you can custom fit using a sharp knife. Very tough, and very much not gun-like. Anvil Cases was among the first in the business, but there several companies doing it nowdays. For a cheaper alternative, try AudioPile.

[Nate C.]

Do it the 1920s gangster way: use a cello case.

[boomvark]

Omnivore said: [...] Hard cases for electric guitars provide more options, but you'll want to re-work the interior.

That's what I do. As some others here have suggested, I also put stickers on them that scream just about everything but "gun". Nobody has called me on it yet.

Well, okay, I have gotten a couple of funny looks from airline security/TSA types when checking the cases and declaring the contents, but it's not as if I'd been trying to waltz through the checkpoint with 'em.

[Regolith]

It seems to me that anything that doesn't scream gun but can hold a rifle still screams "steal me!" Guitars and other instruments are just as easy to fence as a gun and sometimes bring similar prices, so I don't see using an instrument case to try and deter theft as working out too well.

[yongxingfreesty]

even a tennis racquet case gets stolen

very nice case, check out my case hehe. it's just a tennis single racquet case.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/DSC00032.jpg

[Ex-MA Hole]

I had used a generic guitar/ base case for a while....I worked well for one gun...I cut out the styrofoam (sp?) inserts, bought egg crates at the local art store and went on with my life...It word for a year or so, then started to warp. Best I can figure is that the plastic sides of the guitar case were VERY thin, and the original strofoam helped it keep it's shape and hardness...I dumped it and just bought a cheapo plastic rifle case...

Looking back, I should have just cut out what I needed and left the external space strofoam to keep the case a bit more ridgid.

Hope this helps....

M

[red headed stranger]

Some of those generic black rectangular rifle cases look like they could be a musical instrument case. You could suggest this further by adding music related stickers to the outside.

Of course, you want to keep it out of sight anyway, as any case like that screams "something of value is in here."

[Dksimon]

Get a golf club bag with the cover over the top. should hold 2/3 rifles pretty easily and the outisde pockets could be used to hold ammo, targets, stapler etc.....

[yongxingfreesty]

that is a great idea, I might get a golf club bag next. I have all sorts of covers to fit pistol grip shotgun,sbrs,sig 556, etc.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/DSC00043.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/DSC00044.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/DSC00045.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/DSC00049.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/DSC00047-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/DSC00046-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/DSC00051.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/DSC00050.jpg

[theotherwaldo]

For long guns, I've used metal detector cases, keyboard cases, water-ski cases, tripod cases, scientific instrument cases, prosthetic limb cases, and even cases designed for carrying biological hazardous materials.

Pistol cases have include old video camera cases, briefcases, power tool cases, audiotape carriers, tape player cases, lunch boxes, tackle boxes, and other containers that don't spring to mind right now.

[Avenger]

I have a hard case for my old Conn alto sax. It'll hold my friends folding AK perfectly, as long as you have a mag in. It won't work with that pistol grip front, though, but a straight grip is fine. Plus, there are little compartments (for the neck, mouthpiece, and other bits) that can hold all your accessories. The neck box can probably hold two or three mags, but he only had one with him at the time.