KIT & GEAR PARRA CASES
ON THE (PARRA) CASE!
WITH SAFE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF RIFS EVER MORE IMPORTANT AND SECURITY ALWAYS PARAMOUNT, BILL TAKES A LOOK AT THE NEW RANGE OF HARD GUN CASES FROM PARRA, RECENTLY RELEASED TO MARKET BY NUPROL AND FINDS THE NEW RANGE VERY MUCH TO HIS LIKING!
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s Jon rightly highlights in his “T.O.D.” column this month, picking the right gun case is very much a matter of personal choice, but one that is more and more important when it comes to safely transporting, safeguarding and securing your beloved RIFs and gear. If you are lucky enough to travel to a game or event in your own vehicle then you can “get away with” a certain amount, as your vehicle, in effect, becomes your personal mobile gun safe - as long as all your prized goodies are stored out of sight! However, there are still some sites that require you to move through publicly viewable areas, and indeed some hardcore city-livin’ ‘softers still travel by public transport to their game, so having the right carriage options can become VERY important - as none of want a quick visit and “uncomfortable” inspection from an Armed Response Team, now do we? Whether you play airsoft or shoot real firearms,
or both, there are several things that cross over and at the top of the list for me (after safe handling and eyepro) comes transit safety and security. When you’re at an airsoft site or at a range then your pistol, rifle, shotgun or carbine can be out in the open, but when you’re in transit it needs to be out of sight, and preferably under lock and key. Many of us in the past have simply made use of padded sleeves which are great value for money, but in many cases are hard to secure properly. Add to this that they are usually not rigid there’s a still a real possibility of damaging or breaking whatever is inside. When I was still travelling with airsoft replicas from the USA to the UK and back I bought myself a couple of rigid hard cases that could be secured using pad or combination locks; whilst they conformed to the requirements of both the American TSA and the airlines they were not fancy top of the line models as I didn’t want to break the
“…SOME HARDCORE CITY-LIVIN’ ‘SOFTERS STILL TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO THEIR GAME, SO HAVING THE RIGHT CARRIAGE OPTIONS CAN BECOME VERY IMPORTANT - AS NONE OF WANT A QUICK VISIT AND “UNCOMFORTABLE” INSPECTION FROM AN ARMED RESPONSE TEAM, NOW DO WE?”
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