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How do you urban shooters get your long guns to the car without giving out that it’s a gun?

I live in a urban area with 1/3 of my neighbours being college students. Rest are immigrants and low income families… I don’t want to advertise that I’m a gun owner; the last thing I need is getting robbed.

Buy a used guitar case frome your local pawn shop or music store The Fender or Ibanez guitar cases are the best,because they are rectangular and you can fit 3 scoped rifles in them.A keyboard case also works fine,but they are more expensive.Walter

box of roses terminator style


no seriously, a locking instrument case is much better
Also thinking buy a used instrument case (rather than new) in good condition to make others think all you have is some old crappy guitar inside the worn case.
the twinmaster desperado comes in a guitar case too.

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No matter what you put them in, the "jig" is up when you walk out the door. So rather than a large rifle case, you go out with a musical intrument case that tips them off that you have guitars (or what ever) in your place to steal. You just can't win. Although a lot more expensive than a soft, traditional case, you might look at the rectangular cases that have wheels on them. For some reason, they look less like a rifle cast than one that is shaped to carry a scoped rifle (bowed out on the top. Past that, get a much shorter case and remove the stock from the action to keep the length under what people associate with a rifle. One last thing, remove any sticker that indicates that it is a rifle case. Plano cases sometimes have them, and maybe a few others. We already know that it is a "Double Rifle Case", so there is no point removing all doubt with the general public. Last resort, move, if the neighborhood is becoming less and less to your liking.

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Keyrigger
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When you are long winded, is that a sign of Wisdom or Old Age?

"Don't want to get robbed."......think you may have it backwards?
I know a guy who lives in a liberal infested GTA snobbery.....someone called the cops because he was loading a "machine gun" into his car. The persuant outrage had all of his neighbours saying "We don't need guns here! What do you need guns for?"

He had a sign put up on his front lawn:


Think about it!

I say make SURE the neighbours see 'em.

make a cheap looking wooden case, guitar case sounds good too ...
how about hide it in your long black leather trench coat ... lol ....

SO who do you think would robbed your guns, the students ?, the
imigrants ? OR the low income families ????

I used to think the thiefs and robbers that would rob ......

I agree with Wrong Way 100% Who cares, and why would you even let that bother you ? I've bought a gun from a shop, and walked home with it before. And no-one was following me neither Just put it into your Trunk, and make sure there locked up, and if your carrying Ammo, put it in your Front Seat so there separated...

Mike...

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Look I have nothing against anyone; I wasn't born in Canada myself, and I'm not that rich (otherwise I wouldn't live there )

I don't care about what my neighbours think…But there’s been increased number of break-ins and shootings in the city, just don’t see the point of attracting extra attention.

only one problem with advertising you have anything of value, as my uncle will attest having suffered numerous break in's related to his tools (siding sub-contractor).

the f-ck-rs will find out your phone number, call and hang up until they're sure your not home! or the indigent, jobless scum in the rental two doors down will watch your home until you leave for work and then come over to shop until you drop (a load after finding out how much they stole).

if you're in a bad 'hood keep the valuables out of sight and move out as quickly as possible, but in a snobbish 'hood with good patrols, security systems, wealthy, employed neighbours by all means put up a sign!!!

how about a large piece of black abs pipe? put a screw on cap at both ends

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How about a rectangular gun case? The don't draw as much attention as the gun shaped variety......

Already mentioned.

Now, heir, by the time you get one big enough to carry most scoped guns, with padding, it will become a very large unit and putting the rifle in and out of such a case would become difficult without damaging the cushioned lining. However, there are some camera tripod cases that would work, but the longest ones I know of are 42".

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Keyrigger
CAFTA Governor

When you are long winded, is that a sign of Wisdom or Old Age?

Oupps. sorry.... Look in your local military surplus store.... I have seen a few rocket launcher cases......

i forgot about the scope

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i used to put my guns in my soft guitar case... Airgun... if i was ever going to shoot at a friends. walk down the street and no one was the wiser

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