rduchateau2954
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Since my MKIII is now wearing a Burris FastFire, it no longer fit in it's original box. I hit up a couple local sporting goods stores in search for a pistol case. After a disappointing couple hours I settled on a $30 Plano case.
After a short and smooth 5 mile ride home (I drive like an old man) I arrive at home and open the case to discover that my MKIII has moved! It wanders all over the place in there!
Disgusted I began looking at higher end cases and was completely turned off by subpar construction and high prices. I was whining to a buddy about this who happens to have a foam hookup. He told me that he could set me up with very nice foam that I could cut to fit myself.
My first thought was just to replace the foam in my current pistol case but then I thought why do I have to use a gun case? $30 for a cheap plastic box with cheap plastic latches?
I am trying to think of what kind of containers I can use that would work. My first thought was a metal toolbox but am not sure if it would be big enough. I was also thinking of cutting a complete outline of my gun in the top layer of foam in the bottom section of the case. The thought being that when I get another handgun I could simply get another piece of foam, cut another outline, and have removable inserts for every gun.
The foam comes in 1" layers.
What say you THR? What comes to mind on a container? Has anybody done anything similar? What do you think would be the optimal dimensions to accommodate just about every kind of handgun?
After a short and smooth 5 mile ride home (I drive like an old man) I arrive at home and open the case to discover that my MKIII has moved! It wanders all over the place in there!
Disgusted I began looking at higher end cases and was completely turned off by subpar construction and high prices. I was whining to a buddy about this who happens to have a foam hookup. He told me that he could set me up with very nice foam that I could cut to fit myself.
My first thought was just to replace the foam in my current pistol case but then I thought why do I have to use a gun case? $30 for a cheap plastic box with cheap plastic latches?
I am trying to think of what kind of containers I can use that would work. My first thought was a metal toolbox but am not sure if it would be big enough. I was also thinking of cutting a complete outline of my gun in the top layer of foam in the bottom section of the case. The thought being that when I get another handgun I could simply get another piece of foam, cut another outline, and have removable inserts for every gun.
The foam comes in 1" layers.
What say you THR? What comes to mind on a container? Has anybody done anything similar? What do you think would be the optimal dimensions to accommodate just about every kind of handgun?
