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- Path: sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!nosc.mil
- From: julian%bongo.UUCP@nosc.mil (Julian Macassey)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Rifle Case
- Message-ID: <659@bongo.UUCP>
- Date: 21 Nov 92 23:35:10 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: The Hole in the Wall Hollywood California U.S.A.
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- For some time I have been looking for a decent and affordable
- rifle case for my evil AR-15. Here in California, the second amendment
- seems to imply that I can keep but not bear arms. This makes getting
- the old firearm to the range a tad tricky.
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- Some people wrap their guns in blankets and pretend they are
- curtain rods. Others use various gun cases. Many people sell "Nylon
- Assault Rifle Cases". These are made to fit an AR-15 and have pouches
- for magazines. They come in black or cammo. These are soft cases and
- offer little protection. They look like they contain an AR-15 - They
- usually do. Then there are nifty hard aluminium cases about 40
- Ins long, just the job, but they cost $150.00 and up. Then there are
- the plastic Doskocil (SP?) cases ($40.00). These are long enough for
- a pair of double barreled wildfowl shotguns. They are unwieldy, hardly
- fit in most trunks and have some some godawful ugly moulded carvings
- of animals in the plastic. Ugly, tasteless and unwieldy all in one case.
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- But the big problem with these cases is they say "Rifle Case"
- to anyone who sees you sauntering down Melrose Avenue carrying it.
- Seeing as having a rifle is not politically correct, this can cause
- unwanted grief.
-
- So, while visiting musician friends I noticed they had
- these cool guitar shaped cases that fit an AR-15 with a few inches
- to spare. So I bought a guitar case at my local guitar store. These
- cost between $50-75 new. Less used with Van Halen stickers on them.
- They need some surgery to remove the guitar neck supports etc. But they
- make a damn fine case. Someone with some skill could add elastic grips
- for spare mags etc and have a very nice setup.
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- The big plus is it doesn't look like a gun case. Now if I get
- some tatoos, earrings and long hair, I can look like I know how to play
- a guitar too.
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- Julian Macassey, julian@bongo.info.com N6ARE@WA6FWI.#SOCA.CA.USA.NA
- 742 1/2 North Hayworth Avenue Hollywood CA 90046-7142 voice (213) 653-4495
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