Hey guys just wanted to give an update and a bit of a review following the post I had a little while back about a good hard sided case to fly with.
After spending countless hours scouring the internet looking for something that would fit at least 2 handguns and magazines (I know in the original post I said up to 4 but I tried to be more reasonable) I found the Pelican Case IM2100, it is a storm proof case that is waterproof, and crush proof. I was quite surprised at the dimensions of it and figured out that I would be able to fit 3 handguns and their magazines inside the case with a little room to spare for future expansion.
Here are some specs
Exterior-14.2 x 11.4 x 6.5" (36.07 x 28.96 x 16.51cm) (LxWxH)
Interior-13 x 9.2 x 6.0" (33.02 x 22.86 x 15.24cm) (LxWxH)
Exterior: HPX high performance resin
Interior: Multilayer cubed foam bottom
Interior: Convoluted foam pad in the lid.
Weight-6.0 lbs
Price-$68.95
Link-http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/568923-REG/Hardigg_Storm_Case_IM2100_30001_iM2100_Storm_Case_with.html
So when the case showed up in the mail I was ready to put the guns and magazines into it (except I still had to make a trip to the city to pick up 2 of them). Once I had picked up the guns my wife and I started in on getting the cubed foam pulled out in the proper shapes of the handguns and their magazines, overall it took about 1.5 hours but was fairly easy. I have to admit I was quite happy to be able to fit 3 handguns and 6 magazines (not including the mags in the guns).
The overall quality of the case is what you would expect from pelican, and the o-ring seal around the lid looks to be very watertight. I expect that this case will hold up to whatever torture TSA and the baggage handlers will put it through.
After spending countless hours scouring the internet looking for something that would fit at least 2 handguns and magazines (I know in the original post I said up to 4 but I tried to be more reasonable) I found the Pelican Case IM2100, it is a storm proof case that is waterproof, and crush proof. I was quite surprised at the dimensions of it and figured out that I would be able to fit 3 handguns and their magazines inside the case with a little room to spare for future expansion.
Here are some specs
Exterior-14.2 x 11.4 x 6.5" (36.07 x 28.96 x 16.51cm) (LxWxH)
Interior-13 x 9.2 x 6.0" (33.02 x 22.86 x 15.24cm) (LxWxH)
Exterior: HPX high performance resin
Interior: Multilayer cubed foam bottom
Interior: Convoluted foam pad in the lid.
Weight-6.0 lbs
Price-$68.95
Link-http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/568923-REG/Hardigg_Storm_Case_IM2100_30001_iM2100_Storm_Case_with.html
So when the case showed up in the mail I was ready to put the guns and magazines into it (except I still had to make a trip to the city to pick up 2 of them). Once I had picked up the guns my wife and I started in on getting the cubed foam pulled out in the proper shapes of the handguns and their magazines, overall it took about 1.5 hours but was fairly easy. I have to admit I was quite happy to be able to fit 3 handguns and 6 magazines (not including the mags in the guns).
The overall quality of the case is what you would expect from pelican, and the o-ring seal around the lid looks to be very watertight. I expect that this case will hold up to whatever torture TSA and the baggage handlers will put it through.
