Not talking airlines here, just running up and down the highways and gravel roads going to your destination. Certainly, advantages to each, weight, space, protection... to name a few off the top of my head.
I've been using basic Walmart soft cases for years. As long as you aren't just throwing them around they seem to work. It's not unusual for me to load up 3-5 rifles in the back seat of the pickup and go 200-300 miles with them. There have even been occasions when they got put in the bed of the pickup for the trip.
You need to protect the scope from cosmetic dinks if you do not like scratches etc on them.
As far as being jolted around and screwing up Zero I have only had an issue with that with turrets that do not have covers or that do not lock in place.
My scoped rifles have bounced off the back of the 4 wheeler in motion and fell 10 feet to the frozen ground from a tree and never lost zero.
My friend got me a padded scope cover years ago.
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Kind of like this in the above link.
I really liked it and decided I could build my own and so I did and I have built 6 of them in black and not as elaborate.
As far as being jolted around and screwing up Zero I have only had an issue with that with turrets that do not have covers or that do not lock in place.
My scoped rifles have bounced off the back of the 4 wheeler in motion and fell 10 feet to the frozen ground from a tree and never lost zero.
My friend got me a padded scope cover years ago.
Savior Equipment LRP Scope Muzzle Cover Rifle Case Tan
Whether you're traveling through the environments to find the perfect vantage point or targeting shooting at the range, this Scope + Muzzle cover...
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Kind of like this in the above link.
I really liked it and decided I could build my own and so I did and I have built 6 of them in black and not as elaborate.
The Kolpin gun boot takes up the least amount of space.
You need to protect the scope from cosmetic dinks if you do not like scratches etc on them.
As far as being jolted around and screwing up Zero I have only had an issue with that with turrets that do not have covers or that do not lock in place.
My scoped rifles have bounced off the back of the 4 wheeler in motion and fell 10 feet to the frozen ground from a tree and never lost zero.
My friend got me a padded scope cover years ago.
Savior Equipment LRP Scope Muzzle Cover Rifle Case Tan
Whether you're traveling through the environments to find the perfect vantage point or targeting shooting at the range, this Scope + Muzzle cover...
Kind of like this in the above link.
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I really liked it and decided I could build my own and so I did and I have built 6 of them in black and not as elaborate.
I wanna see your covers.
Use weaver style rings & bases take the scope off of the rifle.
i really dislike hard cases for anything other than shipping or flying because theyre bulky. I use decent quality soft cases for all of my guns and to my knowledge none of my guns/scopes/zeros have suffered because of it.
I wanna see your covers.
I do not have ends on my covers which works out if you carry out to the woods with the cover on.
You can leave the cover on and see through the scope and shoot.
The material I used has a vinyl coating in the inside so it is waterproof.
Not that I care about that I just wanted the stiff cordura type material.
You can sit on that cover on a rock or the ground to keep your hind end a little warmer and dry if you had to.
It has 1/4" thick packing foam inside of it.
I tried 1/2" but my sewing machine did not care for that height at all.
Hard enough sewing through 2 layers of codura with 1/4" foam and the thick strap.
You can leave these covers on in the gun safe also to keep "dinks" from happening to the scope.
If you're selling those, I want one with Swampratt stitched into it
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