Portable gun cabinet: Pelican 1740.

[Kingjamez]

I wanted a case that I could fit everything needed for a 3 gun match. To that end I bought a pelican 1740 and built some gun racks to fit inside the case out of PVC board I found a Lowe's. I choose PVC because plastic glues better to plastic and I didn't want to put screws into the case and void the lifetime warrantee.

So far it's coming along well and I found I could fit more than just my 3 gun, guns. I'm still trying to come up with a good way to mount my handguns in the door, but I'll figure it out.

As pictured left to right: Saiga 5.45x39, Saiga 12, Remington 700 AAC, SPR AR-15. All guns fit with their scopes installed with plenty of clearance.

-Jim

 

[VWTurbo]

why not use kydex with a longer flat then you would use for a holster and glue that to the side?

 

[Kingjamez]

why not use kydex with a longer flat then you would use for a holster and glue that to the side?

That's a great idea! Off to buy some kydex!

-Jim

 

[Name Taken]

Does it have wheels?

It must weight a ton.

 

[Scottysan]

Wow... really nice!

 

[iHasCrabs]

Looks great, I may need to do something similar soon.

 

[Kingjamez]

Does it have wheels?

It must weight a ton.

Yep, it's got the typical large pelican case wheels. I've loaded smaller cases than this one to 150+ lbs. with zero issues.

The case itself weighs 22lbs, each rifle is apx. 8lbs. When loaded for 3 gun I only have 2 long guns so it's still easy to move around.

-Jim

 

[Mdeng]

If you remove the other piece of foam you can attach the Kydex holster on that side. Use something like a bungee cord attached across the PVC board to keep the long guns secured.

The only other thing I would add is magazine storage. Maybe a mesh bag with zipper mounted on the same side as the handguns and secured to the case.

 

[Kingjamez]

If you remove the other piece of foam you can attach the Kydex holster on that side. Use something like a bungee cord attached across the PVC board to keep the long guns secured.

The only other thing I would add is magazine storage. Maybe a mesh bag with zipper mounted on the same side as the handguns and secured to the case.

Yep, I just bought some kydex sheet to mold to my guns and then attach the kydex to the lid of the box. I might even make some magazine holsters out of kydex as well, although I like the mesh bag idea for general storage.

I do have bungee cords on the top rack right now. I've got studs in the lower rack, but just need to go back to lowes to get more mini bungee cords. I bent the metal hooks around screws so that the bungee cords are fixed on one side and I won't loose them after taking the rifles out.

Great ideas!

-Jim

 

[VWTurbo]

glad to help, I love having ideas that work out.
Where does one get kydex if I wanted to try something myself

 

[FrankOceanXray]

looks sharp! can be padlocked and then lashed off to something sturdy too for security.
nice job.

 

[VWTurbo]

do you have room behind the barrels for the kydex to sit so the pistol handle will be parallel with the barrels?you could do a left side and right side in that case and could probably even cant them so you wouldn't really need anything special to keep them in but gravity

 

[mdvctry]

Great idea! I like the kydex idea, I would use it for the magazines also and/or if you have a chest harness, crest a PVC hanger and have the chest rig setup the way you would run it. Again, very nice.

 

[Mdeng]

Yep, I just bought some kydex sheet to mold to my guns and then attach the kydex to the lid of the box. I might even make some magazine holsters out of kydex as well, although I like the mesh bag idea for general storage.

I do have bungee cords on the top rack right now. I've got studs in the lower rack, but just need to go back to lowes to get more mini bungee cords. I bent the metal hooks around screws so that the bungee cords are fixed on one side and I won't loose them after taking the rifles out.

Great ideas!

-Jim

I see the bungee cords in the pic now. Opps, sorry for stating the obvious

 

[CharlieFoxtrot]

Where does one get kydex if I wanted to try something myself

I second that. Anyone know of a local source? I've only seen it available through mail order.

 

[Kingjamez]

glad to help, I love having ideas that work out.
Where does one get kydex if I wanted to try something myself

I bought my sheets of Kydex and associated hardware( to DIY an additional IWB holster) on Amazon. With prime free shipping it was the lowest price I could find.

-Jim

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Not sure I would want to carry it but perfect for under the bed surprises.

 

[Kingjamez]

Not sure I would want to carry it but perfect for under the bed surprises.

Yea, it's heavier than I thought all loaded up. But still good when I only have 2 long guns. In between taking it out, I can use it as a supplement gun cabinet since my current one is overflowing.

Plus if I need to go take over a small country (like id like to with Libya right now) I'm good to go.

-Jim

 

[CharlieFoxtrot]

I bought my sheets of Kydex and associated hardware( to DIY an additional IWB holster) on Amazon. With prime free shipping it was the lowest price I could find.

-Jim

Thanks

 

[hooligan82]

You can get kydex, rivets, and tools to do the work through knifekits.com and usaknifemaker.com . Check out phillyedc on youtube, he has some good how to videos.