Carrying Gun in Guitar Gig Bag for Motorcycle

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I joined the trap and skeet team at my university and I just bought a Beretta Teknys Gold Target, and I really want to continue to take my motorcycle to the range for practice every week.

I ride a sportbike, so I don't have the option of having large bags like those of your who ride large cruisers and Gold Wings. I was thinking my best option was to bring the unloaded gun in a bass gig bag.

What is the legality of this method in Florida? Would I be allowed to carry the ammunition (target shotshells) in a separate bag?

I don't have to worry about theft since this is just going to be used as a method of transport. This idea sounds like it came from a movie, but this really is the best idea I could come up with.
 
I have considered storing and transporting the same way, since I have a few extra gig bags and guitar cases. Just make sure you have a good strap and d-rings.

A few years ago I found a super heavy duty flight case for a nice guitar, and am considering redoing the foam inside to accommodate multiple items.
 
Over the summer I rode my harley to a 'smith with a guitar case strapped to the back. It had a 12ga. inside it. Just make sure you use plenty of bungie cords.
 
I think I would rather use a hard case, I don't know about FL, but here as long as the ammo is in a different place you are ok.....and if you do get stopped and you do get asked tell the truth about what is in the bag, and let the LEO open things up. You may be a little late to practice, but chances are that you will get to go to practice and not to another place you don't really want to go to.

Spoken by a guy that works at a Sheriff's office....I go to jail every day :)
 
We've had several PD's ask us to develop a holster for our motorcycle tank vest (see signature) that would work for a carbine or short-barrel shotgun. Not sure how well a shotgun with a 30" barrel would work - it might be too awkward.

I checked the user manual and it looks like this shotgun can be disassembled and reassembled pretty easily. I would transport it broken down in a smaller case or well-padded backpack, with the ammo in another container.
 
As a motorcycle rider, I think it is important to prepare for the worst. I am one of those all-the-gear-all-the-time (ATGATT) type riders.

So, I'm just throwing out some random thoughts for you to consider:

- Is there any chance the bag or the gun will shift while you are leaned over in a turn?

- Will the bag make it harder for other drivers to see you, or to comprehend what they are seeing on the road?

- What happens if you crash? Could you have a shotgun digging in your back?
 
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We've had several PD's ask us to develop a holster for our motorcycle tank vest (see signature) that would work for a carbine or short-barrel shotgun. Not sure how well a shotgun with a 30" barrel would work - it might be too awkward.

I checked the user manual and it looks like this shotgun can be disassembled and reassembled pretty easily. I would transport it broken down in a smaller case or well-padded backpack, with the ammo in another container.
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I would think that a standard Molle shotgun scabbard would work:

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What are the implications of the gun shifting inside the bag? What is recommend to line the bag to prevent such a thing from happening.

The gun does come disassembled in a hard case with all the accessories. Are there any ways I can get this thing strapped on my back? Perhaps a large backpack or duffel bag would work.

If I get a hard case, are there any hard cases that can be worn on my back?

I'm not good with fabrication and I don't have a garage, so making a mount for an ATV case is out of the picture for now.

Or should I just cut the crap and sling a shotgun soft bag on my back and go?
 
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Half my long gun bags are "rifle/shotgun" cases, the other half are guitar cases. Best part is they have a pocket on the front and built in back pack straps.
 
Didn't your gun come in a plastic hard take-down case?

Put it there and strap it to your bike and go; if you need to wear it on you as you ride, get a large army surplus duffle and put it inside

I watched a hard-core surfer in south Florida rig his surfboard to his bike for transports - a broken down shotgun should be a piece of cake
 
Didn't your gun come in a plastic hard take-down case?

Put it there and strap it to your bike and go; if you need to wear it on you as you ride, get a large army surplus duffle and put it inside

I watched a hard-core surfer in south Florida rig his surfboard to his bike for transports - a broken down shotgun should be a piece of cake
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I'm about a week away from getting it at my local trap and skeet club. And it will come in a take-down case.

It's a little harder since I ride a sportbike, a Kawasaki Ninja 250R. What should I use?
 
When I break my PS90 down, it fits very nicely in a backpack. Gone to the range with it quite a few times. Also, on good summer days, I'll ride to the range with handguns in the tank bag for pin shoots.

Weapons here in IL have to be unloaded and in a case, or disassembled in to a non-firing state. We can transport loaded mags, as long as they aren't in the weapon.

Don't know what the laws are in Florida, but, you sure as heck won't be the only one who rides packing iron... :)

PS, I ride a ZX-14, so I understand what you mean by no mounting points for anything. :)
 
I really would not want anything slung across my back on a bike, rifle, guitar or whatever. If you go down it could really ruin your day.
 
^^^+1 I will carry absolutely nothing on my person when riding, except for my wallet, carried in my breast pocket and it is a very flat wallet. I once broke three of my ribs when I landed on a snuff can that was in my breast pocket, since then I carry nothing on me. All I carry is my keys and wallet anyway and the keys go in a storage compartment on the bike, under the seat works well.
 
In Ohio, transport on a bike follows the same rules as a car. A broke-down, unloaded long-gun in a case would be perfectly legal. Going down is going to hurt with or without the gun on your back. Keep the rubber side down!
 
My little sportbike is an everyday commuter to college and back and I always have a backpack on. I guess the dynamics of a backpack filled with books and a laptop would be different than a shotgun in a fall.

I guess I'll take my car or have a friend carry the gun for me for the time being until I figure some things out.

Trent, I've seen some pretty crazy customizations with the ZX-14. I'm sure one of them can be a touring bike setup.
 
I've been riding a bike exclusively for the past several years, and often ride wearing a backpack. I've carried rifles in rifle cases, and guitars in guitar cases, all slung on my back, many times. I played bass guitar in a church and rode with a bass strapped to my back every sunday for years.

One thing to watch out for is the aerodynamics; the wind will catch a large, flat backpack and try to pull it (and you with it) off your bike. Make sure your backpack, guitar case, or rifle case is well made with very secure straps, and keep the straps as tight as you can without constricting your movement.
 
I really would not want anything slung across my back on a bike, rifle, guitar or whatever. If you go down it could really ruin your day.
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Agree 100%. That is what I was trying to say above. You should always be prepared for the worst when you're on a bike.
 
I hit a DEEP pothole that the county road department loving filled with GRAVEL in the middle of the turn once. It was a chip-seal road so I didn't even notice there was a hole there, until my tire sunk 12".

Did a neat summersault with a backpack on. Had an expensive custom laptop in it, thankfully, both me and the laptop got out of it unscathed. Motorcycle had some scratches.

I wrap the P90 in a towel, but I also have a back protector in my suit between it and myself. I imagine it COULD do some damage, but not as much as my bike once did all by it's lonesome:

That's my butt getting squashed, with my Ducati 1098S landing on top of me after flipping through the air...We separated in turn 6 at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in IL:

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Damn thing took a crawl up my back, too - this is about the point where the hard Vortex footpeg was trying to bore it's way through my kidney and ribcage. + or - about 1/10th of a second from a broken rib, right here:

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So yeah, if my BIKE can land on top of me, rest assured YOU can land on top of whatever you're carrying. :)
 
I really would not want anything slung across my back on a bike, rifle, guitar or whatever. If you go down it could really ruin your day.
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Agreed.

I'm aching to take a pistol to my club range but I can't figure out how to carry the target frame on 2 wheels!
 
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