While I don't have a horse in this race (I don't keep anything in my car like that), I do have an observation to make regarding repurposed tool or guitar bags. Thieves look for big ticket items that travel easily and can be sold quickly, and both tools and musical instruments fit that bill neatly.
Not to rain on anyone's parade, because it is a nifty way to appease those who get upset about our shooty things, but that still paints a target nonetheless.
How about tactical, practical, and NO ONE is gonna snatch it from your car? $11.99 at Kmart. Water bottle, snap hook, ammo/magazine carrier, and lunch bag! Put some oil in an empty Elmer’s Glue bottle and slip it in the side mesh pocket, soak some patches with solvent in a Wet Wipes travel size for the other side.
Blend in with hipsters and millennials to nods of approval while enjoying a sammich.
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I was thinking the same thing when I heard DeWalt. Thief magnet.
Thoughts on a repurposed musical instrument case:BTW, the easiest urban carry for a 16" patrol level AR, is a soft sided guitar case.
Let's not forget the often misunderstood fact that you would never actually bug OUT, but you would bug IN, meaning fight your way back to your well stocked and well protected homestead, making the better name for this type of gun, perhaps, the "Get Home Rifle.
I adapted a violin case to carry a Thompson submachine gun. Nice partitions inside for the gun, the stock, and 50- and 100-round drum magazines. It all fit together nicely.
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I was more thinking about walking home, or hitch hiking. Who would look twice on a city bus?Besides weight, a musical instrument is a high value target for thieves. Same for tennis racquets. Trying not to make a tempting target. The tent case and the yoga bag seem less likely to draw attention.
Just completed and will replace the full size carbine I normally take on long trips. .300AAC Pistol PDW:
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Length:
C: 23 3/4s”
O: 27 ½”
Weight unloaded: 5lbs 14.5 OZ
Weight Loaded 20rds 110grn: 6lbs 12OZ