Rifle Cases & Custom Cut Foam

[PARA45]

If I were doing it with one stock, two barrels, two scopes and without the sticks…Pelican 1700 would be my choice. That was the original design of the Pelican/Blaser traveler case. At one time, I had three of them, LOL.

Yes, this is exactly my plan. Cool, thank you!

 

[BeeMaa]

Yes, this is exactly my plan. Cool, thank you!

Sometimes you can find those Pelican/Blaser cases for sale, but they are out of production. If they do come up for sale they are around $600 because they say “Blaser”.

Best bet would be the GunFoam route. They will include a case with the foam if you want. I believe the whole thing is about $450 for the case/custom foam combo.

 

[PARA45]

Unless it's a good deal with a Blaser case, I'll get one. My plan is to go with the GF one.

 

[ryno111]

New foam showed up. One complete rifle with sticks. If the sticks were shorter, I could have fit them in a Pelican 1700 (or equivalently sized) case. This is for the GF-4514 which is about the same size as the Pelican 1720.
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This is excellent. If I were trying to do this plus an extra barrel, do you think the sticks could be arranged to fit on the bottom of the foam (between the foam and the bottom of the case)? Or is the foam too thin for that?

 

[BeeMaa]

This is excellent. If I were trying to do this plus an extra barrel, do you think the sticks could be arranged to fit on the bottom of the foam (between the foam and the bottom of the case)? Or is the foam too thin for that?

I know others have stacked layers of foam, but they were in cases (resembling normal luggage like a Pelican 1560) that were much thicker. However, because the barrels and sticks don't require a deep pockets, I don't see why not. Best thing to do is call GunFoam directly and speak with their engineers. I've found them to be extremely helpful on a number of occasions. Before doing so, I would make sure you have all of the items (rifles, scopes, barrels, sticks...etc) you want in the case loaded into your account so they can reference it. You should also know what case you would like to use beforehand. In other words, be prepared.

GunFoam doesn't offer luggage style cases on their website that would afford the ability to have double layers of foam. Examples would be the Pelican Protector 1670 or Pelican Air 1615. You can contact them and see if they are willing to do something like this. Both of these cases are less than 62" linear.

Airlines can be tricky. As a rule, checked luggage has a 62" linear limit. Meaning length + width + depth must be < 62". However this rule is not supposed to apply to "sporting equipment" like golf clubs and firearms. This is why the Pelican 1750 double rifle case, downhill skis/snowboards rarely catch the eye of a ticket agent. But something that "looks" like luggage but contains a firearm could draw unwanted attention and a possible freight charge...even though it's sports equipment. Ticket agents can be a PITA.

I know that @Ed Lally has double layer foam for a Pelican Air 1615 for firearms. I'm not a big fan of the Pelican Air, but it is a lightweight solution that affords a little more space than the Protector. Albeit at the expense of a slightly less durable case. I'd be interested to know what GF says if you talk to them.