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<blockquote data-quote="Just Learnin" data-source="post: 94254" data-attributes="member: 3957"><p>Brian, I spent quite some time last year trying to find the ideal ATV rifle carrier. We usually travel with ATV's to our hunting areas in the dark, but we also move around some during the day as well. So,ideal for me was a quickly accessible gun case capable of protecting a 50.25" long rifle with bipod and scope with turrets, and did not significantly widen my ATV footprint. The short response is I could not find anything that would work well. </p><p></p><p>I thought I came close with one (the brand eludes me at the moment but I believe it had a cajun ring to its name). It allowed me to slip the rifle in with the bipod attached and it was long enough to handle my rifle. However, the scope and bolt did not fit (I had to start cutting) and when I put the rifle in the whole thing sagged at the ATV mounting system! Needless to say I scrapped that one and chalked it up to lessons learned! </p><p></p><p>I considered using a case like what Budlight mentioned as, in my opinion, this would likely provide the best overall rifle protection, but we travel on some pretty tight trails and I could not figure out an effective way to carry the case parallel with the ATV. Also, this type of case is also fairly slow to access (of course this just might be the justification I need for a new pistol?!). I am considering some possibilities with bolting one on to the side of my ATV rack with some internal modifications.</p><p></p><p>I ended up buying a Kolpin and simply remove my bipod each time. The rifle is not quickly accessible in my view unless you leave the Kolpin top off and treat the thing like a scabbard. I enclose my rifle but at least my rifle is protected, which is the first priority. This is by no means what I would consider the ideal setup, but it was as close as I could find.</p><p></p><p>Forked Horn: I can't wait to see what you come up with. Please share it with us as soon as you can - and hopefully before next season!</p><p></p><p>-- Don</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Just Learnin, post: 94254, member: 3957"] Brian, I spent quite some time last year trying to find the ideal ATV rifle carrier. We usually travel with ATV's to our hunting areas in the dark, but we also move around some during the day as well. So,ideal for me was a quickly accessible gun case capable of protecting a 50.25" long rifle with bipod and scope with turrets, and did not significantly widen my ATV footprint. The short response is I could not find anything that would work well. I thought I came close with one (the brand eludes me at the moment but I believe it had a cajun ring to its name). It allowed me to slip the rifle in with the bipod attached and it was long enough to handle my rifle. However, the scope and bolt did not fit (I had to start cutting) and when I put the rifle in the whole thing sagged at the ATV mounting system! Needless to say I scrapped that one and chalked it up to lessons learned! I considered using a case like what Budlight mentioned as, in my opinion, this would likely provide the best overall rifle protection, but we travel on some pretty tight trails and I could not figure out an effective way to carry the case parallel with the ATV. Also, this type of case is also fairly slow to access (of course this just might be the justification I need for a new pistol?!). I am considering some possibilities with bolting one on to the side of my ATV rack with some internal modifications. I ended up buying a Kolpin and simply remove my bipod each time. The rifle is not quickly accessible in my view unless you leave the Kolpin top off and treat the thing like a scabbard. I enclose my rifle but at least my rifle is protected, which is the first priority. This is by no means what I would consider the ideal setup, but it was as close as I could find. Forked Horn: I can't wait to see what you come up with. Please share it with us as soon as you can - and hopefully before next season! -- Don [/QUOTE]
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