There are numerous gun cases available (both hard and soft) for your fine double gun, bolt action rifle, breakdown shotgun or pistol. So which ones are the best? Hard aluminum, plastic, leather or soft foam cases?
We investigate 2 popular brands of gun cases on the market, so you can decide for yourself which is suitable for your gun and needs.
Pelican Gun Rifle Cases
Pelican gun cases offer the ultimate in gun protection. Pelican cases are made of a moulded resin compound which makes them not only very strong, crushproof, and tough, but airtight too. This helps to make the gun case watertight (to about 15 yards depth), dust proof and corrosion proof.
For an airline approved gun case, the Pelican is ideal – better than an aluminum gun case. Pelican gun cases not only meet military standards, they exceed them, such as weight stacking to 400lbs, drop test to 50 feet, etc. Pelican also make excellent tactical gun cases.
Pelican cases are available in various sizes and colours. The inside of your Pelican gun case can be customized to fit any rifle, shotgun, pistol shape, etc, by way of custom foam and divider panels. Pelican also offer a lifetime guarantee on all their gun cases!
SKB Gun Cases
SKB manufacture a huge range of rifle/pistol/shotgun cases – you are sure to find a case to suit your needs.
For example, lets look at the ATA SKB Single Rife Case. This compact gun case is made to ATA 300 Category I specifications. What does this mean to you? This is the highest shipping container specification of the ATA.
The case itself is compact, slim and stylish. Its dimensions are 48 x 9 x 4. What is the case made of? The case is molded from ultra-high density molecular weight polyethylene, the material specified by the U.S. military for cases and containers.
This single rifle case also feature SKB’s unique "Perfect Match Valance Bending System" for a perfect seal. This system makes this case weather resistent. Locks are made from solid die case zinc and the stainless steel D-Rings for carry strap (strap not included) comes standard.
The SKB Single Rifle Case is also backed by an Unconditional Lifetime Warranty on the case. Here is something else that makes SKB unique. For example, lets say your gun was damaged by airline handling while transported in an SKB case. SKB will repair or replace your rifle up to $1,500. All SKB ATA Hunting Cases come with this special $1,500 Content Guarantee.
