Gun cases for pistols
Most of us alreayd know that when we buy a new gun we usually get some sort of factory gun case. These gun cases are nice for transporting the gun it is intended for and possible can hold a few magazines. I’ve got a pile of them in my storage room, but I never use them for range trips. I own a few range bags since I tend to actually use them for more than just packing up guns. After having several experiences with forgeting to bring ammo, magazines, targets or staplers, I’ve learned to pack up my stuff and leave it in a bag that always comes to the range with me.
Pistol gun cases that come from the factory don’t have room for targets or ammo, and something like the Uncle Mike’s deluxe range bag can be had for under $50. A few of my range bags can hold approximately 4 handguns and the middle compartments hold ammo, stamplers or targets. I always put the guns away when I’m done with them, but many times I keep the ammo there. I realize that if you have optics on any of your handguns you may not want to put so much heavy stuff in one bag, because even though there is padding between the guns, it still is considered a soft case transport.
I remember the days when I was learning how to shoot and always tried to put each round in the same hole at 100yds regardless of which type of rifle I was shooting. My novice approach to shooting exposed my nieve goals of trying to make an SKS rifle a tack driver. Instead of compensating my aiming for eveyr hit, I should have just aimed the center X and tried to get withing 4 inches and then call it a day. Each rifle is capable of shooting a certain group, but sometimes we do exceed a rifles potential and it’s time to move on to something better.
Not everyone needs to think about long deployments in Afghanistan when getting their shooting gear together, but knowing where your guns and gear are can prevent you from making silly mistakes. I’ve heard plenty of stories that sound funny at first, but I know it wasn’t funny when it occurred. The stories are about people getting a day off from the family and driving an hour or more to a gun range and finding out they didn’t pack any rifle magazines, forgot the ammo, forgot to put a gun in a bag ect.
I would have to put the fanny pack in the same category as a CCW Vest. People think wearing a vest is a dead giveaway that you are carrying a gun, and the same goes for a fanny pack. One question I’d have to ask you, though, is do you think wearing camoflauge pants means you are also carrying a gun? I did a mental tally of how many times I saw a leftist liberal College student wearing camo, and I thought, naw, there’s no chance he’s got a CCW. There seems to be an age group that wear vests and just because you see an old guy wearing a vest, doesn’t mean he’s got a 1911 under it. There are also plenty of people that can get away with wearing a fanny pack is the situation and environment will allow it.
The organized gun owner is the guy that shows up at the range and never says, “aw frack” I forgot fill in the blank. Some people may think that carrying their sight in tools is pointless if the gun is already sighted in. I’m sure some of you reading this chuckled when they read that, but the reality is the serious shooter knows that even though he’s tightened everything down, stuff comes loose. If it’s got a screw in it, it will come loose unless regular checkups are peformed. I read a good write up by Pat Rogers where he suggested marking the tops of everything that needs locking down with a market of some sort. Probable the best advice I’d pass on to friends.
Soft cases are usually made of nylon and many of the assault cases are designed similiarly. Assault rifle cases are very practical because they hold and organize your magazines. I highly recommend marking the case for a specific rifle just so you don’t get your semi-autos gun magazines mixed up. If you don’t need something like an assault rifle case, then and easy think to do is just a zip up soft case or gun sock. You may want to look into a range bag which can hold staplers or even handguns and magazines as well as ammo.
With the advent of the accessorized rifle or carbine, people are putting so many things on rifles these days that need to be screwed on, locked in, and battery operated that Murphys law has some really cold things to say about this. Every screw on your carbine is going to come loose at some point and every battery operated device will fail at some point. I’ve seen a lot of accessories that fit in the pistol grip, buttstock or other areas and this is nice for some purposes, but any of those operators were spending more than a day with their setup, they find that they aren’t carrying enough tools sand gear on their guns to get through 48hrs of hard use.
Do you own a rifle that could use a nice scratch up the barrel? Well, I thought so, so why do people not think about buying a rifle case for every gun they own? One thing I’ve found is it’s really a good idea to buy atleast, one soft case for each semi-auto you own and then put a tag or label on it so you know that gun will fit in it. How many times have you gone to the range and had to figure out which rifle goes where?
There area a lot of good upgrades one can do to a firearm, a fighting rifle should be customized to fit an operator. Advanced Technology makes some quick and easy upgrades for your shotgun or carbine that can give you better grip or balance. Shotgun shell holders on the buttstock or riding side saddle is a practical tactical upgrade you can do on your remington 870. The fiberforce stock for the MAK90 is a way to legally get around some firearm bans and are a big step up compared to the stupid thumbhole stocks. Attach a rifle sling that fits yoru purpose from Blue Force Gear, they come in 1 point, 2 point and 3 point attachements. Minor firearm modifications make need to be done to attache rifle slings, but do some research on various rifle sling configurations to see what works for you.
Tactical gun cases