Long Gun Case

[dfortwerth]

Does anyone besides SKB make a long gun case, which is airline approved, and will accommodate a smoothbore approximately 60 inches in length?

 

[William Hagewood]

https://uniquecases.com/

 

[BoomStick]

I like my case from Unique, but as a soft case I don't think I'd put it on a plane. Crazy crow has a rigid case, pricey and I recall someone said thiers did not hold up to baggage handling, but may be the thing you're looking for.

 

[longcruise]

Might be worthwhile to make one

 

[dfortwerth]

I like my case from Unique, but as a soft case I don't think I'd put it on a plane. Crazy crow has a rigid case, pricey and I recall someone said thiers did not hold up to baggage handling, but may be the thing you're looking for.

Thanks, I have never heard of Crazy Crow before, I will check them out.

 

[Uncle Miltie]

Does anyone besides SKB make a long gun case, which is airline approved, and will accommodate a smoothbore approximately 60 inches in length?

Others build them to order but SKB likely makes the least expensive durable case of that size. The Log Cabin had a few used aluminum cases of that size a few months back: I don't know if they still have them or not.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

I have a Plano air flight case, but its only 50 inches long.

 

[longcruise]

What is required to be airline approved?

 

[Uncle Miltie]

What is required to be airline approved?

Sturdy and lockable with keys.

 

[longcruise]

I thought I had sturdy the one time that I flew with a gun. The airline proved me wrong.

 

[Capnball]

Does anyone besides SKB make a long gun case, which is airline approved, and will accommodate a smoothbore approximately 60 inches in length?

You could...........remove the barrel and use a regular hard case. Just an idea.

 

[jarentz]

I don't think that will work with a long rifle.

You could...........remove the barrel and use a regular hard case. Just an idea.

 

[dfortwerth]

You could...........remove the barrel and use a regular hard case. Just an idea.

The stock is close to 59" and I would risk cracking the thin wood without the barrel installed.

 

[Some_Mook]

Obviously if air travel with said long gun is to be a regular occurrence, then a high priced solution might be worthwhile.

Another alternative that would side-step commercial passenger flight regulations would be to box your gun securely and ship it (insured) to and from your destination via UPS or similar. Some of the guns I have had shipped from DGW and others have arrived in some moderately gnarly boxes but the guns themselves were well padded and secure and arrived undamaged.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

https://irishshootingsports.ie/wp-content/uploads/nc/catalog/plano.jpg
Has room for two locks and 3 latches.

 

[dfortwerth]

Obviously if air travel with said long gun is to be a regular occurrence, then a high priced solution might be worthwhile.

Another alternative that would side-step commercial passenger flight regulations would be to box your gun securely and ship it (insured) to and from your destination via UPS or similar. Some of the guns I have had shipped from DGW and others have arrived in some moderately gnarly boxes but the guns themselves were well padded and secure and arrived undamaged.

Agreed. I don't think air flight is not going to be a regular occurrence, but I certainly don't want to take a risk even once. I found an SKB iSeries 6018-8 on Amazon for about $100 less than any other place. I figure it will get used the rest of my life. I have had several issues with getting packages delivered from all the carriers. I went ahead and ordered it. The case arrived yesterday, and this is how it looked on my front porch. Thank goodness the case is built like a tank. I wouldn't want an expensive long gun to be delivered like this. Once I had a musket delivered with the muzzle sticking out of the end of the box. Fortunately, it was only scratched a little, but shoots just fine.

 

[Greg_E]

If you were willing to ship it, you could buy some large diameter PVC pipe. Glue some clean out plugs (screw in) to the ends, and then design some filler. At the diameter needed, it might cost nearly what a case would cost (have you priced schedule 40 or 80 PVC lately?). Cost me around $50 for a 5 foot section and some caps for a project, and I only needed 3 feet!

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

Drive there. The airlines do not deserve the business.