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As a young'n I was taught to not keep a rifle or shot gun in a case. Now that i have a few doubles in fitted hard case ive wondered if it wouldnt still be better to keep them together in the safe. Of course the nice case tempts one to use the space in the safe for something else but leaving the most expensive guns out of the safe is surely illogical. Wondering what others do. H
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I'm not sure where an English case is pratical here in the new world-they are a PITA to use out in the field. Perhaps cars of the era were smaller in England or laws required guns to be taken down. I don't know.
At any rate, most burglaries here happen when the owner isn't home, unlike England. So, safe, of course.
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Store in safe only. Much easier to control access and environment. Much safer in a nice strong safe with a goldenrod to protect them from rust.
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I have had two 101s that came in luggage cases. I now have two 28 gauges that are in luggage cases. I have kept them, knocked down and in their luggage cases, in the safe. As Ted said, they are a PITA in the field. For that, I usually assemble them and carry in a long case. The luggage cases do look cool at the skeet range, though. I would/do not go to the extra trouble to remove them from the luggage case, assemble them and store longways in the safe. I have enough room to store cases and all inside the safe. I would heartily agree with condemning the practice of storing guns in a zipper case, especially a plastic, waterproof one. This will eventually give you a sickening surprise when you open one to find your treasure has mysteriously grown a coat of rust. Condensation happens, even in the dry southwest, where I live. Worse, in humid areas.
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Do you guys play the number? Look at our registration dates!
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My safe is a big ugly heavy box in the garage, but it's damned secure. I'd keep the shotgun in the safe. If the cased shotgun fits in the safe, you probably need more shotguns.
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Do you guys play the number? Look at our registration dates! That's amazing! The number of posts also shows us who the real blabbermouth is. My wife knew that!
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Even a big safe won't hold many shotguns in their cases. On the other hand, several empty oak-and-leather cases stacked in the corner are a pretty good clue to the thief as to what's inside the safe. Few guns in my collection have cases, but I lock up the guns only.
Speaking of registration dates, whatever happened to our Member Numbers? TT
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