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"Discreet" rifle case..?
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trackskippy
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With things like the AR's, you can get broken down, 16" guns with something like an Aimpoint mounted, into a large Stanley tool box pretty easily, and a chest bag of mags with a handgun and a few other odds and ends, and still have room in the top tray for "tools".
The one I have and used looks like this, just a bit longer (around 29"). The one below is what I use for a range box.
You'll probably want the minivan to tote it around too, they are heavy when loaded.
The one I have and used looks like this, just a bit longer (around 29"). The one below is what I use for a range box.
You'll probably want the minivan to tote it around too, they are heavy when loaded.
@DoubleMag …are you talking about those white canvas rolling laundry baskets like they use at hotels?
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Kind of a cliche' though...
Yep.
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True but I don't leave guns in my vehicles and If I still messed with guitars I wouldn't leave those either.
DustyGmt
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Like @starling said, anything that doesn't look tactical like with MOLLE webs, exterior mag pouches and isn't in a tactical color or heavy duty Cordura Nylon. I was giving this some thought a while back and I was thinking for smaller guns, a computer case or whatever bag you can find that will fit your gear and try to avoid OD/Coyote Brown/Desert/ACU Digi/etc..... like something in a pale blue or red, even if you have to sew an unassuming patch from some utility company or a Home Depot Husky bag, etc... you get the idea. Subterfuge
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OK, the reason for the quotes in the title is because I got an e-mail/ad from one of the Brownells touting their sale on their "Discreet Tactical Rifle Case" and it's just a standard black soft case with BROWNELLS on the side in red letters. Personally, that's not my idea of discreet..?
What are some effective and realistic versions of discreet cases that members here have used?
Aren't You a Plumber ?
One of My closest friends is a Physician an also happens to be a renown herpetologist . He has signs on his truck Rattlesnakes on board . I can absolutely caution anyone dumb enough to ever open his doors ; DON'T !!!. I used to help him round up those vicious slithering marvels of evolution and release them in unpopulated areas . I remember one afternoon ,he dropped by to pick Me up at physical therapy . Well one of the little gals who worked there ,asked him Why he had those silly signs on his truck , he reached into the back of the bed and lifted out a 5 gal. bucket popped the lid off ,as she looked in there was perhaps #5 Southern Pacific Rattlesnakes in the bucket . He calmly said ,so young ladies such as yourself don't steal MY buckets . I honestly thought we might have to perform CPR on her ,she was TERRIFIED and FROZEN . She didn't know who he was ,until I told her #3 Days later at my next session . She was EMBARRASSED as he had written tons of PT referrals too their facility but had never actually met him or any of the Dr.'s for that matter . I explained WHY we rounded them up and released them . She agreed it was very humane . Without Snakes we humans wouldn't have Grain and rodent's would over run our planet . https://www.toolsid.com/milwaukee/milwaukee-contractor-tool-bag-3550897155.html
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If you're looking to disguise the look of carrying a firearm ,you could go and have a custom bag made from Cordura . I have such a bag except I carry all interior plumbing tools in it . There's even pouches inside and out for flux solder fittings parts in addition to pliers wrenches etc. .
CAT also makes a longer bag but as was previously suggested any longer gym type bag would work well . A nice touch is having a Logo sewn on and a couple of pockets on the outside ,so you can stuff a couple of DIRTY old socks in and a rank worn jockstrap .
NOBODY IS GONNA MESS WITH THAT BAG
CAT also makes a longer bag but as was previously suggested any longer gym type bag would work well . A nice touch is having a Logo sewn on and a couple of pockets on the outside ,so you can stuff a couple of DIRTY old socks in and a rank worn jockstrap .
NOBODY IS GONNA MESS WITH THAT BAG
theotherwaldo
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I've got a coffin-shaped microphone case that I use for my Suomi, drum, stick mags and all.
-And it doubles as a candy dish for Halloween... .
-And it doubles as a candy dish for Halloween... .
Nope! Just the regular plastic laundry basket that's been around for decades, available at the department store
OP was for tactical rifle case to which I (and others) read, AR style rifle. Which can be reduced to 2 portions and easier to tote. Also pistols, etc.
Speedo66
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People mention nondescript vehicles, remember when you travel, out of state plates tell the bad guys you may have luggage with valuable items.
Don't leave anything of value in your car. Guns, never.
Don't leave anything of value in your car. Guns, never.
doubleh
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Plus 1 on the guns. My oldest grandson had one stolen when he forgot and left it in his truck at a motel in Dallas, TX. Texas cops are pretty good. About a year later he got a call from the DA's office in San Antone and they had recovered his pistol and would return it as soon as they could find how to. He suggested he send them the information for a local gunshop where it would be legal and that is what they did. I was a more than a little surprised the DA didn't know this procedure. At least he got a careful thief as his pistol was still in fine condition when he received it although the magazine was missing. We figuered some cop got a free mag.
Two weeks ago his mother, my daughter, left her carry gun in the console of her suv while the dealer did an oil change. When she got home the pistol was missing. The dealership said they would investigate and she made a police report. So far nothing. I asked her why she took it out of her concealed carry purse and put it in the console. She said she wasn't sure she could take it inside while she waited. I get my oil changed at the same dealer and there isn't a sign anywhere about not carrying and I pointed that out plus the fact that is was CONCEALED. Bet she never does that again.
Hmm I just put my AR in a tactical case, vlack one I think. It lives on the floor behind the driver seat of my truck, with way more mags than I hope to ever need. Throw and old coat etc. over it and poof it disappears into the detritus pile that is the back of my seat.
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Gym bag with a water squeeze bottle and sweat rag tucked in the outside. Bonus points if it smells like a sweaty gym sock. Put some fake gym clothes on top of the firearm inside in case someone does a quick unzip to look.
Probably should look like it’s remotely possible one goes to the gym.
Probably should look like it’s remotely possible one goes to the gym.
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Stout tool bags can be less than $10...
A silver Sharpee is a shooters friend, I use them to mark everything that is black, the off knub on a red dot dial, etc.
I have a tool bag for every pistol caliber and mark them for easy ID.
I don't mark them like "9mm" because that would attract a dirtbags attention that might be looking into my vehicle.
Instead, the 9mm-bag is marked simply 9, with the 357-bag marked 7, 38sp bag marked 8, 45acp marked 5, and so on.
Placing any shooting stuff on the floor in a vehicle (not on a seat or in the bed/hatchback) makes them hard to identify too.
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Shanghai McCoy
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A lot of good ideas here.
Someone needs to tell Brownells,(discreetly..), that their bag might not be. ("Discreet" that is.)
Someone needs to tell Brownells,(discreetly..
), that their bag might not be. ("Discreet" that is.)yep, I black out or remove Logos on all my stuff: shooting, clothing, motorcycle, everything.A lot of good ideas here.
Someone needs to tell Brownells,(discreetly..
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Interesting viewpoint however the vast majority of the unwashed masses would never associate my not so large MOLLE bag as a "rifle case". They're not that observant or that smart.......
I don't know about everyone else here but mine is part of my bug out kit. My bug out kit is not for any "collapse of civilization" scenario but for any potential natural disaster where I have to get to a designated shelter and I don't want people to know what I'm carrying.
Shanghai McCoy
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Mostly I'm thinking it's for people who live in close proximity to other people. When loading up for a day at the range and coming home sometimes it's better to not let "the unwashed masses" know what you have.
Don't assume everyone goes directly to the range from home and returns.
I've been known to stop along the way to shop or dine and don't want anyone to know what's in my vehicle.
If I'm stopping somewhere after my range visit, I make sure no one is following me before I stop.
I determine no one is following me even when going directly home.
I am of the mindset that what I have cannot be legally purchased, for any amount, by a convicted felon, that's why I'm very cautious, regardless of my surroundings.
jmo,
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The biggest problem these days are druggies, if they see anything in a vehicle they think might get them their next high they will break into it. Same with home break ins these days, most are committed by addicts looking for their next high.
Understood
Druggies don't hang around gun ranges though, they are at Home Depot walking out unchallenged with power tools to pawn or pulling on door handles of parked cars in residential neighborhoods at night.
That's what goes on where I live, might be different where you live.
jmo,
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chicharrones
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Many gun owners live in suburban or urban areas where there are too many eyes nearby. In my neighborhood, houses are stacked side by side about 15 feet apart and maybe 150 feet from front door to front door across the street. Other folks live in apartments, or town homes, or whatever they call home on their little sliver of "land".
Transporting firearms in "discreet" gun cases is simply an "out of sight - out of mind" way of living. Considering I live on a very busy street, I like to keep my business out of the minds of others. Parking in the garage is the best thing, but on occasion a shootin' buddy picks me up in the driveway in clear view of anyone. Of course, not everyone can use a garage for cover.
The side effect is for those of us that don't drive American sized vehicles (aka, full width SUVs and pick up trucks) is that a take down gun in a compact bag offers some space savings length wise. Many long guns in their cases have to sit on the rear floorboard or rear seat for length reasons in small vehicles. Which means no one can comfortably sit in the back seat. With a takedown gun in a compact case, long guns can go in the rear compartment of a smaller vehicle leaving the rear seat usable by other people.
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