rifle transporting

[gazzalene]

When i shot at a indoor club i only have to carry my rifle from frontdoor to car boot,five yards. Then club private car park to building,20 yard walk.the hard case is a pain at this time.can i get away with a cloth bag?

[Taz72]

Nothing says it has to be carried in a hard case.
A soft gunbag is perfectly legal subject to the usual other gubbins, unloaded etc..

[Murphy]

I have never used anything else.

Good thing about them is you can carry 4 guns at a time quite easy in gun bags.

And I sit on mine when I am pigeon shooting as well.

[rich66]

Hi. A soft or foam padded slip is perfectly ok and in-line with current laws, with the usual conditions like being unloaded and being transported in a vehicle where it is out of sight, like in the boot. There are many different makes of soft case for rifles with or with out a scope attached.

[angrybear]

There is actually no law that says it has to be in any bag, case, or covered in any way

It is however a (strong) Home Office recommendation, as well as often being a club rule and of course is pure common sense,
most police forces also treat it as if it is a law, and it could cause non shooters offence/distress and that might well be classed as a public order offence.

[gazzalene]

To be honest I was thinking of using the canvas bag my big fishing brollie came in,it is not shaped at all or padded.
don't want to buy another bag/case and I like the idea of just folding the bag up,it will only be small.
I have no worries of damage.
just wondered if a canvas "sleeve" would be legal?

[NewPaul]

To be honest I was thinking of using the canvas bag my big fishing brollie came in,it is not shaped at all or padded.
don't want to buy another bag/case and I like the idea of just folding the bag up,it will only be small.
I have no worries of damage.
just wondered if a canvas "sleeve" would be legal?

As per angrybear post #5 above yours !

[Daryll]

Slightly off topic, but I've been getting frustrated recently trying to find a hard case for my next new toy.....

I like the look of the Plano All Weather case, and when i did a search for it, a lot of the results were from the US.... its $79.99 in Walmart (£56 in real money), but when I find a Uk supplier, the cheapest is Amazon at £123...!!!

I can understand transport costs, but double the price...?!?!

I did try ordering it from the US, (would still be cheaper than the UK), but it looks like its ITAR restricted??

[SparkUK]

You'll be fine with your canvas bag, it'll look totally innocuous. When I was shooting as late teen I had two black bin bags...... Times have changed a little though 😄