Handgun case colors... coincidence?

[Cheeseybacon]

As my friend and I have been aquiring handguns, I've noticed something a bit of a trend in case colors. My Colt .45, and Beretta 92, as well as my friend's S&W 686 all were packaged in blue colored cases. At first I didn't think too much of it until my friend purchased a Buckmark .22 which was in a gray case, which happens to be the same color as the case that my dad's ancient Ruger Super Single Six .22 came in.

I'd think that there are exceptions to this and all, but why are all the handguns I'm running into thus far all in blue cases and all the .22s are in gray cases? Is this just a weird coincidence or is there a legal reason behind the color of the case?

 

[DRMMR02]

Both of my Walthers, a .22 and a 9mm have been in black cases.

 

[RyanM]

Must be coincidence. My Ruger SP-101 has a green case and my Glock, a black case. And both NAA guns I've had had black cases.

 

[dschwartz69]

My Beretta 92FS came in a black case...

 

[DogBonz]

no

my usp 45 came in a gray case. I have purchased two sig's buth 9mm. One came in a black case the newer one in a blue case. Then there was para ordinace thatcame in a half black and half white box.

 

[MachIVshooter]

In my experience, there are generally five colors used for mfr. handgun cases. Black, Grey, Blue, Green (incl. O.D.) and Red. I'm sure there have been other colors used, but this is what I have seen.

 

[10-Ring]

Strickly co-winky-dink I have blue cases, black cases, grey cases, brownish cases, card board boxes, cordura cases lining my closet There are only so many colors they would choose from and I'd bet colors would change every time they run out of cases in the factory & order another lot of'em.

 

[cyco668]

My Witness/Tanfoglio came in a fake aluminum case. I think everything else was black. Ruger,CZ,Taurus,Rossi. I don't remember having any other colors.

 

[1911 guy]

My last three purchases have been different colors.

Over the last several years I have bought two more 1911's, one came in a black case and one in a green case. I got my wife a Sig .380 and it came in a blue case. Several years before these, I got a Ruger .357 magnum and it came in a grey case. I think it's luck of the draw.

 

[loki.fish]

My Star came in a green case, my SA 1911 a blue case and the rest were black cases. Who knows why they do it, so long as there's a gun and a couple mags in it, I'm pretty happy.