The Harbor Freight Pelican knock-offs are actually pretty good. I have one of these and one Pelican...they both work great.
I am looking at buying a new case and would like your thoughts. I have a CZ457 Varmint and a Ruger 10/22 that are currently being carried in cheap soft cases. I am worried they might get damaged from sliding around or banging into something. I feel like a double hard case might be the way to go. Are the Pelican cases worth the money? Are the Eylar cases comparable to the Pelican cases? Should I keep them in separate single gun cases? I would like some help figuring this all out... Also, is the foam in these cases good or do I need to replace with better stuff? Should I custom cut for the gun? Thoughts....
I have something similar and have carried two scoped precision rifles in there with no problem. Hard cases are nice but they're heavy.
I have a Pelican case with the foam cut out for a specific rifle and have never taken it to the range, it's heavy as sh*t. (The case)
IMHO, the good Pelicans (1750s) utility is when flying with rifles wether it be commercial airlines or bush planes. They are a little bit of overkill for going to your buddies house to shoot in his backyard or to an actual range.
I'm not worried about me handling my cased rifles, it's other people that may handle them when you travel that worries me and that is where the added protection of a good Pelican comes into play.
Yes, pelicans are worth it.
Yes they are heavy.
Still haven't found a reason to not use them. (buy Pelican classic though. The vault series is junk)
As far as custom cutting foam: nah. I usually replace the foam on the non-lid side with a memory foam mattress topper. Contents stay put, but I don't have to change foam or cases depending on what I'm taking to the range.