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Traveling Luggage for Blaser R93?
18 June 2009, 23:16
Brazos JackTraveling Luggage for Blaser R93?
I am about to order my first Blaser R93. I need to get a piece of traveling luggage for carrying the rifle taken down with 2 barrels. This will be mainly for travel by car within Texas with perhaps an occasional domestic airline flight to another state.
Blaser sells a luggage style case that seems to be just the thing for this. Is this my best option, or is there another better case for the same cost or as good a case for less cost - i.e. better value than the Blaser case?
Brazos Jack
18 June 2009, 23:40
N E 450 No2Jack, I really like the "plastic" Blaser cases for use in the car, but I would not take them in a plane. Not even in the bottom of one of those rolling duffels with the guncase compartment on the bottom.
Tale a look at the Americases made for the Blasers, they would work in the bottom of a duffel.
The Take down Pelican case is good as well.
However I use a take down Tuff Pak, or a regular Tuff Pak when flying. A Blaser stock and barrel will fit in a Boyt take down shotgun case of medium size.
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Cases like this are good to pack your gun around,
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coachsells at 2009-05-20
but if your are going to fly with it go get a Pelican 1720
http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=1720Then go to a foam company and have them cut out custom holes how you want them set up. Thats what I did.
Ed
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19 June 2009, 06:12
Jeff SullivanThere is a guy over on Blaserbuds.com that is putting together an order on Americases at 20% off retail and really reasonable shipping.
I bought one on the last order and am very happy with mine.
19 June 2009, 07:13
ron williamsThe Amerilite model 5050 by Americase, for the Blaser Holds a frame and three scoped barrels. I have two of those. They are a very classy outfit with the Blaser logo inside the case.
Corjack
19 June 2009, 07:30
N E 450 No2quote:
Originally posted by ron williams:
The Amerilite model 5050 by Americase, for the Blaser Holds a frame and three scoped barrels. I have two of those. They are a very classy outfit with the Blaser logo inside the case.
Corjack
I have that same case. It is very nice. It has places for all the extra magazines, bolt heads and tools.
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19 June 2009, 12:46
Brazos Jackquote:
Amerilite model 5050
Thanks Ron,
I didn't know about BlaserBuds and the BlaserPro forum is blocked where I work (Saudi). I'll try to get in on that buy for a 5050 for traveling by car with one rifle. In a few years I plan to get a second R93 to have a spare for important out of state or international hunts by airline. Would a Americase AT-B23 be good for that?
19 June 2009, 13:45
Andre MertensI agree about the Blaser case being better suited for transport by car. Here's my travel kit with scoped bbls. in .300 Win and 9,3x62.
André
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19 June 2009, 19:30
Brazos JackHave any of you traveled by airline with the heavier duty Americases (not the Ameri-lite 5050)? How did it and the guns within weather the expeience? How do you like these cases in general (AT-B11, AT-B12, AT-B13, AT-B14, AT-B22, and AT-B23 AlumaTrans cases)?
20 June 2009, 21:45
Michael RobinsonI agree that the Blaser plastic cases are better for car travel than they are for travel by air.
Although I must say that I have flown with mine - once - and it made the trip with no problems. But aluminum is much stronger, more rigid and just generally better, IMHO.
A problem with the plastic cases (or at least the early ones, as I don't know about current production) is that they will not accommodate the longer, magnum chambered Blaser barrels.
I have taken my Blasers all over the world in an aluminum case that I laid out and that Americase built for me several years ago.
It accommodates two complete scoped rifles.
I will try to find a photo of it and will post it if I can.
Mike
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